Natasha Rees

Described as ‘standout’ and ‘very high profile’, Chambers, Property Litigation 2024, Natasha was elected to be Forsters’ Senior Partner in September 2022.

As a former Head of the Real Estate Disputes team, she has in-depth experience in all areas of property litigation with particular expertise in high value residential disputes and contentious leasehold enfranchisement.

Natasha advises and acts for landed estates, charities, and commercial landlords. She is also well known for work with leaseholders protecting their interests through the Courts and Tribunals. Most notably she acted for the leaseholders in their successful nuisance action against the Tate Gallery in the Supreme Court appeal known as Fearn and others (Appellants) v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (Respondent). As an enfranchisement specialist she also acts for leaseholders in leading enfranchisement cases including the leading cases Aggio and Sportelli and for the Ministry of Defence in relation to proceedings relating to their UK property portfolio known as Annington Property Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence 2023.