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Ashpen Rajah

Called 2020

Ashpen Rajah

Ashpen practises in all areas of real property and landlord and tenant law, both commercial and residential. Ashpen’s recent cases and advisory matters have included the following areas:

  • Commercial landlord and tenant, including forfeiture, dilapidations, and renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
  • Residential landlord and tenant, including possession proceedings, tenancy deposit claims, and service charge disputes
  • Telecoms
  • Enfranchisement and lease extensions
  • Easements and restrictive covenants
  • Rights to light
  • Adverse possession, trespass, and boundary disputes
  • Professional negligence, particularly on the part of conveyancing solicitors
  • Rent Review
  • Guarantees and indemnities
  • Vesting orders
  • Highways

Ashpen is a co-author of the book ‘Charging Orders on Land: Law, Practice and Precedents (2nd edition, January 2024)’.

  • Education
    • BCL, Trinity College, University of Oxford – Distinction (3rd in year)
    • BA Law, Downing College, University of Cambridge – Double First Class
    • Vinerian Scholarship Proxime Accessit (University of Oxford, 2019)
    • John Gardner Prize for the best performance in Philosophical Foundations of the Common Law (University of Oxford, 2019)
    • Foundation Scholarship and Senior Harris Scholarship (Downing College 2018)
    • Rebecca Flower Squire Scholarship (University of Cambridge, 2016, 2017)
    • John H Morrison OBE Prize (Downing College, 2016, 2017, 2018)
    • Platt Prize for Especial Distinction (2nd in year for Part 1A) (Downing College, 2016)
  • Professional
    • Pro Bono Recognition List 2025
    • Member of the Agricultural Law Association, the Property Bar Association and the Chancery Bar Association
    • Eldon Law Scholarship for the most promising Oxford graduate intending to practise at the Bar (University of Oxford, 2020)
    • Prince of Wales Scholarship (Gray’s Inn, 2020)
    • BPTC, BPP – Outstanding
  • Publications
    • Landlord & tenant update, NLJ 2024. See this article here.
    • Building Safety Act 2022: Traps for the Unwary Landlord, ‘Housing after Grenfell’ blog, University of Oxford. See this article here.
    • The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954: Room for Improvement? 2023 27 L&T Rev, Issue 4.
    • The Landlord & Tenant Act 1954: end of an era? NLJ 2023, 173(8022), 11-12. See this article here.
    • Cohabitee disputes: unconscionability without detriment, NLJ 2022, 172(7977), 9-10. See this article here.
    • Flat refusals: how not to alter EG 2021, 2149, 55. See this article here