Charlotte Greatorex

Solicitor

Areas of Expertise

Charlotte is a Solicitor in our Banking, Governance & Corporate team.

Inquests

Charlotte acts for Registered Providers in Article 2 and non-Article 2 inquests. She has experience of dealing with inquests relating to the provision of general needs housing as well as care homes and specialist and specialised supported housing for vulnerable categories of people. The inquests handled by Charlotte are often complex and involve Safeguarding Adult Reviews as well as engagement about/with the Regulator of Social Housing in respect of compliance with the registered providers standards.

Charlotte’s background in housing management and property litigation provides unique insight when dealing with inquests for registered providers which aids her understanding of the sector and management of her cases.

Regulation

Charlotte is part of the rent regulation team advising both private Registered Providers and local authorities (RPs) of all sizes. Charlotte has advised RPs on compliance and assisted in respect of complex rent regulation matters. Charlotte also advises on validity of rent increase notices and interpretating rent increase provisions in tenancies and leases.

As part of the Regulatory team at Devonshires, Charlotte also advises clients on all aspects of the Consumer Standards, compliance and how to remedy identified breaches. This dovetails with her inquest work as compliance with the Consumer Standards is something that often comes up in the context of a death of a service user.

Experience

Charlotte undertook her training contract at Devonshires before qualifying into the Housing Management and Property Litigation Department and then transferring to the Banking, Governance & Corporate Department.

Education

Charlotte graduated from the University of Exeter with a BA in History, before completing the GDL and LPC at the University of Law in Exeter and Bristol respectively.

Personal

Charlotte enjoys exercising and going for walks where she can spend time in green spaces. She also enjoys running, and has taken part in a couple of half marathons, including to raise money for one of our chosen charities, with more to follow.

She also enjoys pilates and yoga to unwind.