Meet the team
Andrew Barron - Partner & Head of Department
Andrew was admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in May 1998 and joined Glazer Delmar in June 2006.
He specialises in housing law and has acted for both landlords ( ranging from large RSLs to small co-operatives) and tenants. He has wide-ranging experience in general property litigation matters and before joining Glazer Delmar, worked with two large city firms dealing with a full range of housing and commercial property litigation.
He assumed the role of Head of Department in October 2007. He became a partner in July 2010.
Andrew in his own words.
Mark Martynski - Senior Solicitor
Mark qualified in 1987 and joined Glazer Delmar in 1991, specialising in housing law. Very experienced, he has an outstanding reputation in his specialist field of housing co-operatives. Mark represented Alamo Housing Co-operative Limited in the recent landmark Court of Appeal decision in Alamo Housing Co-op v Meredith.
Mark is a previous Chairman of Penrose Housing, an award-winning association serving ex-offenders and the mentally disordered.
Victoria Knight - Senior Housing Lawyer
Victoria was admitted as a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2004.
She has worked,in house, for a large RSL and has wide experience of housing management litigation, including possession claims based on Anti Social Behaviour, subletting, unlawful occupiers, ASB injunctions and disrepair.
Victoria joined Glazer Delmar in March 2009.
Joy Lewis - Solicitor
Joy was admitted as a solicitor in August 1995 and has over 10 years experience in the area of Housing Management Litigation. She has extensive experience in dealing with various types of possession proceedings, squatter’s proceedings ,anti-social behaviour injunctions, access injunction, and housing disrepair.
'Seye Olaniyan - Solicitor
'Seye has worked in the field of social housing law since 1998 - initially as a caseworker and post qualification as a solicitor since november 2001.He has dealt with a full range of social housing matters including possession claims for rent arrears, anti-social behaviour, homelessness appeals and housing disrepair matters.
He joined Glazer Delmar in June 2006.
Tsiu-Fun Wong - Solicitor
Fun qualified as a solicitor in August 2006 and has over 5 years experience working in the social housing law area.
She has represented tenants on a wide range of housing issues ranging from possession proceedings based on rent arrears, anti social behaviour, only and principle home to homelessness appeals and disrepair.
She joined Glazer Delmar in December 2006.
Tara Cornish - Solicitor
Tara qualified as a solicitor in August 2006 and has acted for both landlords and tenants.
She has undertaken a range of housing cases including possession based on rent arrears and anti-social behaviour, homelessness reviews and appeals, ASB injunctions and disrepair.
Tara joined Glazer Delmar in August 2008.
Noreen Aslam - Solicitor
Noreen read law at Brunel University. Whilst completing her legal practice course, she worked in a small high street practice which specialised in Family and Property Law. Noreen joined Glazer Delmar in September 2006 as a paralegal in the property department. She then went on to complete her training contract, having completed a seat in Social Housing.
Noreen qualified as a solicitor in September 2009.
Kate Allen - Solicitor
Kate qualified as a solicitor in October 2009 having trained at a high street firm in Bromley, Kent.
She undertook a one year seat in the Social Housing Litigation Department, representing a range of social landlords.
She gained experience of possession proceedings, anti social behaviour ( focusing particularly on gang related ASB), injunctions and homelessness, along with general tenancy management advice.
She joined Glazer Delmar in June 2010.
Hayley Marshall - Paralegal
Hayley graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 2004, where she obtained her law degree.
In 2005, she attended King’s College University in London, further gaining her Masters.
Hayley initially acquired practical legal experience working for a small private law firm, focussing primarily on immigration law.
She joined Glazer Delmar Solicitors in June 2008 where she provides support for the social housing department whilst continuing with her studies.
Renske Hoekstra - Paralegal
Renske graduated cum laude from the University of Utrecht with a BA degree in Humanities and Social Science in 2002. She was awarded a MA in Gender Studies with distinction from the University in York in 2004. Renske undertook an internship with the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women in the Dominican Republic before embarking on a career in law. She completed her GDL and LPC at the College of Law in London in 2009, obtaining a commendation and distinction respectively. Renske joined Glazer Delmar in September 2009.
Julie Smart - PA