Mr Karl Anders > Walker Morris LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Walker Morris LLP
33 Wellington Street
LEEDS
LS1 4DL
England

Work Department

Housing Litigation & Management

Position

Partner

Career

Karl is head of Walker Morris’ Housing Litigation & Management Team advising social and private sector landlords on all areas of residential landlord and tenant law. Karl is particularly recognised for his expertise in respect of occupational tenancy possession actions relating to all types of tenure, possession claims against trespassers, lease forfeiture and anti-social behaviour injunctions.

Karl’s clients include lending institutions, fixed charge receivers, registered providers of social housing, nationally recognised letting agencies and the largest UK supplier of student and key worker accommodation.

Karl has been instrumental in developing the firm’s case management system for arrears-based residential possession claims (Freehome™). This innovative service provides clients with secure online access to up to date information and reports regarding their cases and has a direct interface with the HM Court Service’s PCOL website.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Social housing

Walker Morris LLP‘s social housing practice assists a broad client base of housing associations, local authorities and registered providers with housing development schemes, disposals and conditional acquisitions and investment finance work. Chris Woodthorpe advises on landlord and tenant matters and the commercial aspects of residential and mixed-use developments, while Karl Anders is a key contact for litigation; the pair jointly lead the team. Ben Sheppard is a key point of contact for procurement work and grant funded projects.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Property litigation

Walker Morris LLP advises a broad client portfolio of retailers, property developers, public bodies and insurers on a varied range of real estate disputes, including contentious disposals and acquisitions. The practice is well regarded for its expertise related to the Building Safety Act 2022, where it continues to advise the Department for Levelling Up with regard to high-value remediation orders. The practice is jointly led by Martin McKeague and Karl Anders; the former covers landlord and tenant disputes and arbitration work, and the latter focuses on landlord and tenant matters. David Manda is a key member of the team and is well versed in contentious property insurance work.