Authors

Roger is recognised as one of the UK’s leading experts in residential leasehold property law and has over 17 years’ experience.

He has played a key role in the development of leasehold case law and legislation. His work includes statutory lease extensions, collective enfranchisement and right to manage claims; freehold acquisitions; ground rent portfolio sales and purchases; residential service charge disputes; applications to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and appeals to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), including applications to determine service charge liabilities, applications to appoint a manager and applications to vary leases.

Shaun provides the management and strategic direction for Harris Associates. With over 35 years of experience in the industry, Shaun has worked across the residential, commercial, public, and private sectors, providing a full range of building surveying and project management services. Areas of expertise include pre-acquisition advice, due diligence, and bespoke analysis work, including the assessment of a building's compliance with relevant statutes, such as the Building Regulations. Shaun has had many years of managing complex major refurbishment and renovation contracts, and in the last 5 years has acted as lead consultant on multiple significant façade remediation and re-cladding contracts.

Other areas of expertise include acting as a retained surveyor and delivering building surveying services to large estates and residential developments. Shaun is heavily involved in the running and development of the façade remediation services, working closely with the façade investigations and technical team. He takes the lead on our Historic Compliance Review services and the development of new services to meet new statutes and regulatory requirements. Shaun also provides bespoke advice and project management services in situations where projects or contracts have become distressed.

Shaunna Thornton (BSc CMIOSH), Director- Risk, Compliance and Safety Management at Ark Workplace Risk .

Shaunna has over 12 years of Health and Safety experience across various sectors and 6 years’ experience within the built environment. Holding a BSc in Occupational Health and Safety allows her to drive and maintain successful client partnerships, delivering a gold standard of services and solutions through managing the Customer Success Department within Ark. 

As part of the Ark Senior Management Team, Shaunna works strategically with clients, overseeing their risk, compliance and safety roadmaps, developing bespoke solutions, and ensuring their ongoing success.