Richard Miller

Richard is a property specialist and practises in all areas of landlord and tenant law, real property, and related professional negligence. He has a busy practice and regularly appears in the County Court, First-tier Tribunal, and High Court. Richard has also been led in the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions and is due to appear there unled in the near future.

Richard was named as a Rising Star for property litigation in the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025 and in the same year won Junior Counsel of the Year (Under 10 Years’ Call) at the Apartment Advisor Awards, formerly the ERMAs, for his work in long leasehold management and building safety. In the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2026, Richard was again ranked as a Rising Star.

Richard comes from a family of keen anglers and has a niche specialism in water law and riparian rights disputes.

His recent cases have involved:

• Long leasehold management, including complex service charge, right to manage, and Building Safety Act 2022 matters
• Commercial landlord and tenant disputes, including rent review, break clauses, and Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 renewals
• Possession claims, including residential, commercial, and trespass
• Mortgages and receivership
• Real property, easements, and restrictive covenants
• Boundary disputes, adverse possession, and nuisance
• Trusts of land and orders for sale
• Agriculture
• Commons and village greens

• Education
  • MA History, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge – Double First Class
  • MPhil Early Modern History, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge – Distinction
  • Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law – Distinction
• Professional
  • Bar Professional Training Course, University of Law – Outstanding
  • Buchanan Prize, Lincoln’s Inn
  • Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
  • Member of the Property Bar Association and the Chancery Bar Association
  • Barrister of the Year – Junior Counsel, 2025 Apartment Adviser Awards, formerly the ERMAs
• Notable Cases
  • Manaquel Company Limited v London Borough of Lambeth CA-2025-001298 – Upcoming case on the proper date of assessment of improvement notices and whether the local authority should be accorded a margin of deference. Richard prepared the Grounds of Appeal himself and is due to appear in the Court of Appeal unled
  • Adriatic Land 5 Ltd v Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point [2025] EWCA Civ 856 – Court of Appeal decision concerning the retrospectivity of Schedule 8, paragraph 9 to the Building Safety Act 2022 and its compatibility with human rights. Acted for the Secretary of State, led by Sir James Eadie KC, Michael Walsh KC, Jason Pobjoy KC, Camilla Chorfi, and Will Perry
  • Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership [2025] EWCA Civ 846 – Court of Appeal case on the scope of remediation contribution orders under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022. Acted for the Secretary of State, led by Michael Walsh KC and Camilla Chorfi
  • Manaquel Co Ltd v Lambeth LBC [2025] UKUT 97 (LC) – Upper Tribunal appeal on rule 13 costs in the context of improvement notices. Acted for the Appellant, led by Nicholas Isaac KC
  • Taylor v Spriggs & Jones [2024] EWCA Civ 170 – Court of Appeal case concerning the extent of damages in tort where damage is caused to property with pre-existing defects. Acted for the Appellant, led by Nicholas Isaac KC
  • Cheung v Mackenzie [2024] EWCA Civ 13 – Court of Appeal case on the construction of a conveyance which the High Court considered allowed the original vendor to modify or discharge restrictive covenants. Acted for the Respondent, led by Carl Fain
  • Manaquel Company Ltd v London Borough of Lambeth LON/00AY/HIN/2021/0021 – First-Tier Tribunal appeal against an improvement notice on the basis that the contents were fundamentally flawed and inconsistent with Housing Health and Safety Rating System calculations. Acted for the Appellant, led by Nicholas Isaac KC
  • Healey v Fraine [2023] EWCA Civ 549 – Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 2002. Acted for the Respondent, led by Michael Walsh
  • Assethold Ltd v Adam [2022] UKUT 282 (LC) – Upper Tribunal decision on reasonableness of service charges incurred pursuant to a flawed expert report. Acted for the Appellant, led by Mark Loveday
• Publications
  • Contributor to Building Safety Act 2022 in Practice: A Guide for Property Lawyers
  • The Concept of Association in the Building Safety Act 2022: Falcon Chambers Building Safety Act series, 4 June 2025
  • Looking Forward, Looking Back: Service Charges and the Retrospective Effect of the Building Safety Act 2022: Falcon Chambers Building Safety Act series, 30 September 2024
  • Risk and Harm: Remediation Orders Through the Lens of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System: Falcon Chambers Building Safety Act series, 13 May 2024
  • Swept away: the limits of general language in long residential leases: L. & T. Review 2024, 28(5), 191-195
  • One size does not fit all: standard section 27A directions reviewed: L. & T. Review 2024, 28(1), 28-30
  • Failure to serve claim notice on intermediate landlord with no management functions does not defeat right to manage: L. & T. Review 2023, 27(4), 157-158
  • Anatomy of a First-tier Tribunal decision: concessions, reasons, and "knowledge and experience": L. & T. Review 2023, 27(4), 159-161
  • Managing expectations: Upper Tribunal refuses to discharge misleading manager: Practical Law Property Litigation Column, 15 May 2023
  • Unlawful Eviction: Third Party Liability: L. & T. Review 2022, 26(6), 250-25