Carl Fain
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Real Estate Litigation
Band 3
About
Provided by Carl Fain
Practice Areas
Carl has a specialist property and chancery practice, with a focus on landlord and tenant. His work includes all aspects of commercial and residential landlord and tenant including dilapidations claims, business tenancy renewals, enfranchisement, rights of first refusal, RTM, appointment of managers and service charge disputes.
Career
MA (Oxon) The Queen's College, Oxford
BVC (Very Competent)
Called to the Bar in 2001
Appointed as a Recorder in 2023
Professional Memberships
Property Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association
Publications
Contributor to all 5 editions of Service Charges and Management (Sweet & Maxwell).
Author of LexisNexis Question and Answer series.
Personal
Lives in London. Married with two delightful daughters.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Carl Fain is a talented property barrister with expertise in business tenancy renewals, service charge disputes and dilapidation claims. His practice also takes in landlord and tenant matters, mortgage-related claims and property-related professional negligence cases. He has experience in significant possession disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carl is very clear, commercial and pragmatic. He handles everything brilliantly on each case."
"Carl is very user-friendly and good with clients. His advice is clear and concise."
"Carl gives clear, pragmatic, commercial advice and is able to devise a strategy which can be readily understood by the client."
"Carl gets on very well with clients. He is responsive, approachable and always gives clear advice."
"Carl is very clear, commercial and pragmatic. He handles everything brilliantly on each case."
"Carl is very user-friendly and good with clients. His advice is clear and concise."
"Carl gives clear, pragmatic, commercial advice and is able to devise a strategy which can be readily understood by the client."
"Carl gets on very well with clients. He is responsive, approachable and always gives clear advice."
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