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Anna Ralston-Crane

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Anna is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team. Technical and well liked for her straight-talking commercial advice, she advises on a wide range of contentious real estate matters. Anna ensures that the legal framework is best deployed to further her clients' commercial goals.

Anna acts for a variety of clients including institutional landlords, developers, asset managers, property funds and a large hotel chain. Her practice covers the full spectrum of property disputes including complex and high-value litigation; rent reviews; independent expert determinations; business lease renewals; service charge disputes; tenant insolvency; strategic break options; tenant default and complex dilapidations settlements as well advising on the vacant possession strategy for major development sites.

She has a particular interest in the hotels and student accommodation sectors as well as a subject specialism in rent reviews. She is an honorary member of Arbrix (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ forum for arbitrators) and is a regular speaker at their conferences. Anna is also a member of the Property Litigation Association.

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Education

  • 2008 – Legal Practice Course, BPP
  • 2007 – University of Manchester LLB (Hons)
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21/02/2024
MEES - why are local authorities failing to enforce?
The UK government has a continued drive and commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Yet the risk of MEES enforcement is low. Against a hotly discussed political backdrop, why is it that local...
20/02/2024
MEES - why are local authorities failing to enforce?
The UK government has a continued drive and commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Yet as highlighted in the first of this series of publications, “MEES – are the regulations working?” the risk of MEES enforcement is low. Against a hotly discussed political backdrop, why is it that local authorities are continually failing to enforce the MEES regulations? Left alone, the existing approach serves to undermine the UK’s net zero strategy.
13/12/2023
MEES – are the regulations working?
MEES is a flagship policy to help the UK meet its net zero targets. But is there sufficient bite to these regulations?CMS acts for commercial landlords of different sizes, in all sectors, across England...
13/12/2023
MEES - are the regulations working?
MEES is a flagship policy to help the UK meet its net zero targets. MEES returns over 50million hits on Google, so it is undoubtedly a widely discussed piece of legislation that should play a major role in reducing the carbon footprint of the non-domestic property stock in the UK. But is there sufficient bite to these regulations? 
08/03/2023
Landlord thinking of redeveloping? Urgently check the new ratings list
If you are a landlord considering opposing your tenant’s lease renewal in the next year (either by serving an opposed section 25 notice or responding to a tenant’s section 26 request) then there may...
03/08/2021
Licensing of residential property – increased use of additional licensing...
Licensing is increasingly an issue for residential landlords as the rules have been tightened by a number of local housing authorities. There are three types of licensing: mandatory; additional and...
21/10/2019
Statement of Agreed Facts in development valuation dispute: "to bind or...
The Court of Appeal has just handed down its Judgment in the Crest Nicholson and Great Dunmow dispute, which was first before the courts in summer 2018 (Great Dunmow Estates Ltd v Crest Nicholson Operations...
11/10/2017
CMS Junior Surveyor Training Autumn 2017
CMS and RICS Matrics London have teamed up to host a one hour CPD seminar on Leasehold Negotiations. The session will cover three practical topics you often face:The meaning of without prejudice and subject...
01/03/2017
When being nice bites: rent concession letters and termination traps
This article was produced by Nabarro LLP, which joined CMS on 1 May 2017. Summary and implications Finding a concession letter nestled in the deeds packet is very common. Commercial landlords and tenants...
29/09/2016
If in doubt, strip it out - the vexed question of "vacant possession"
This article was produced by Nabarro LLP, which joined CMS on 1 May 2017. Summary and implications The vexed question of what is vacant possession and how that applies to the factual position (and items)...
02/12/2015
Landlord triumphs in the apportionment bout of the break battles
This article was produced by Nabarro LLP, which joined CMS on 1 May 2017. Summary and implications Ding ding. The final bell sounds. The fighters are Marks and Spencer (as tenant) in one corner and...
23/11/2015
Private rental sector: right to rent checks and locking up landlords
This article was produced by Nabarro LLP, which joined CMS on 1 May 2017. Summary and implications With the crisis at Calais and the loss of life in the Mediterranean hitting the headlines almost daily...