Leasehold London 2026

Shaun is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and Chartered Building Engineer with over 25 years of experience in health, safety, and fire risk management. In addition to his role as Quality Assurance & Strategy Director at Tetra, Shaun is a visiting academic at the University of Greenwich and Middlesex University, and he serves as an external examiner at the University of Malta. He is actively involved with The Property Institute and the Building Safety Alliance, focusing on the impacts of emerging legislation on building safety. Shaun currently holds the position of Vice-Chair of the IOSH Construction Group Committee. His ongoing research interests include ethics, leadership, education, and competence in health, safety, and fire practice within the built environment.

Malcolm has worked the majority of his 30-year career serving the built environment sector, starting out in the construction trade press on national weekly titles such as The Architects’ Journal, Construction News and New Civil Engineer. Malcolm also worked at board level for an SME urban design studio and on the international vocation competition event ‘WorldSkills’. Malcolm’s experience in residential property comes from eight years at RICS before joining IRPM. Following IRPM’s merger with ARMA, Malcolm is now Chief Commercial Officer at ‘The Property Institute’ with responsibility for the Institute’s membership offer.

Mark Loveday is general editor of Service Charges & Management (5^th ed) and a senior member of the award-winning property team at Tanfield Chambers. His practice includes service charges, building safety, Right to Manage and leasehold enfranchisement. He appeared in the Supreme Court last year in A1 Properties (Sunderland) v Tudor Studios RTM [2024] UKSC 27, and before that in FirstPort v Settlers Court RTM [2022] 1 UKSC 1. He also recently appeared in a trio of Court of Appeal cases, namely Avon v Canary Gateway RTM [2023] EWCA Civ 616 (right to manage) Dell v 89 Holland Park (Management) [2023] EWCA Civ 1460 (service charges) and Adriatic Land 5 Ltd v Long Leaseholders of Hippersley Point [2025] EWCA Civ 856 (Building Safety Act 2022). Mark is also part of the Secretary of State’s team in the judicial reviews concerning the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (ARC Time in ARC Time Freeholds and others v Secretary of State [2025] EWHC 2751 (Admin).

James Purdey is the Head of Field Operations at 4site Consulting and leads a nationwide team of Assessors and Surveyors delivering expert risk assessments across Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Asbestos, and Legionella. With a background as a hands-on Fire Risk Assessor, James has extensive experience identifying and addressing the issues that compromise building safety. A Member of the IFSM and the IFE James specialises in turning complex safety requirements into practical guidance, helping property professionals understand critical risks such as fire compartmentation and how to manage them effectively.

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.

With over 20 years in the leisure management, Rob has provided consultancy to many of the UK’s leading developers, architects, and property management firms. Recognised as an expert in residential leisure facilities, he has been with motive8 for over a decade, having held multiple roles across the business before joining the Board of Directors in 2020. At motive8, Rob now oversees central operations, facility management services, business development along with supporting consultants on client projects.

Emma is a Client Director at Thomas Carroll Insurance Brokers where she leads the insurance and risk management proposition for Residential Block and Estate Managers.  

Emma has worked closely with the residential property industry for almost 20 years, as both an insurance and risk management adviser and as a director of property data and technology businesses.  

Driven by a passion for collaboration and knowledge sharing, Emma founded the award-winning Women in Residential Property network. She has also contributed her expertise to several industry working groups and is a regular speaker and writer for leading property conferences and publications.

Yanthé Richardson is an equity partner at growing national top 100 law firm Foot Anstey LLP with a specialism in new build and affordable housing.  She has extensive experience advising on all aspects of residential property and a keen interest in the role that technology can play in improving the home buying and selling process. 

Sitting on the Land Registry Advisory Council, Digital Property Market Steering Group and acting as the lawyer representative on the New Homes Quality Board's Code Review Council, she is known as an industry expert in new build matters.

Beth Rudolf is Director of Delivery at the Conveyancing Association and Co-Chair of the Home Buying and Selling Group.

Beth began her career in estate agency before qualifying as a Legal Executive and Licensed Conveyancer. She has led major conveyancing firms, lectured since 1995, and consulted widely across the property industry. Now Director of Delivery at the Conveyancing Association and Co‑Chair of the Home Buying and Selling Group, Beth is an award‑winning leader, speaker, and reform advocate in conveyancing.

Sam is one of the UK’s leading property management experts with over 25 years’ experience. A Fellow of RICS, former Vice Chair of IRPM, and now Director at The Property Institute, she brings unrivalled knowledge and industry insight.

As Managing Director of award-winning SAMAS, Sam champions an open, collaborative approach to property management. She is also co-founder of Doyenne, the leasehold industry’s first women-only networking group, promoting diversity and inclusion.

Russell Pallister is a passionate advocate for passive fire safety in buildings. A qualified Fire Risk Assessor, Russell has extensive experience in fire and building safety for residential blocks. He is highly skilled in tackling complex challenges, maintaining a laser focus on delivering effective solutions from start to finish.

Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Russell and the team at Karntek Fire Safety have played a vital role in guiding residential property managers through the complexities of new fire safety legislation and guidance. His unwavering commitment to enhancing building safety has made him a trusted expert in the fire safety community.

Tom Beswick is CPL’s Business Development Manager, focused on helping managing agents streamline their processes and strengthen their service offering to support rapid, controlled growth through the Proptimo platform. Proptimo is a modern block management solution, designed to act as an innovative technology partner and enable the practical adoption of AI-driven tools within the property management sector. Tom believes software providers should be true partners rather than just suppliers, working closely with managing agents to ensure technology delivers meaningful, real-world value.

Epi works in the Property Risk function at Nationwide Building Society and is responsible for Property & Conveyancing Policy and Solicitor Risk Management. She has worked on Leasehold policy for a number of years and has advised industry parties, including government on lender policy.