Philip Rainey KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Real Estate Litigation
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About
Provided by Philip Rainey KC
Practice Areas
Commercial Landlord & Tenant
Residential Landlord & Tenant including Enfranchisement and Service Charges
Real Property
Development
Mortgage and Guarantee Claims
Career
Philip Rainey KC is one of the Bar’s leading property barristers, handling both commercial and residential property work. His practice encompasses all aspects of real property, commercial landlord and tenant, as well as the residential landlord and tenant (particularly enfranchisement and service charges) in which Philip made his name. He has a wealth of experience at the highest level and is regularly in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal engaged in cases at the cutting edge of the development of property law.
Ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as a top property silk, he is recommended as: “a supremely confident, smooth, incredible advocate who has incredible knowledge of all areas in property litigation”, "able to adeptly think on his feet in the face of extremely complicated and unique points of law."
Philip is co-author of Service Charges & Management (Sweet & Maxwell), Megarry’s Manual of Real Property (Sweet & Maxwell) and Rent Review: A Surveyor’s Handbook (RICS).
Professional Memberships
ALEP
CIArb
ChBA
PBA
Publications
Co-author: Megarry’s Manual of the Law of Real Property (Sweet & Maxwell)
Co-author: Service Charges and Management (Sweet & Maxwell)
Co-author: Rent Review: A Surveyor’s Handbook (RICS)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Philip Rainey KC continues to be regarded as one of the Bar's finest property silks and has an excellent reputation for his enfranchisement work. His practice is also centred on expert determination, fraud claims and easements. He serves as head of Tanfield Chambers. He is experienced in all manner of landlord and tenant matters and is an advocate for reform of the law in this area.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Philip is one of the titans of the property Bar. He is strong in commercial property matters, and is tenacious and fearlessly persuasive."
"Philip is very well established and is an extremely intelligent, no-nonsense advocate as well as a direct and clear communicator in both his advice and delivery in trial."
"Philip Rainey is strong on complex enfranchisement matters and is very responsive, giving you his thoughts quickly."
"Philip is a go-to barrister for anything with residential or enfranchisement litigation. He is an incredibly bright barrister who is also a very strong advocate."
"Philip is one of the titans of the property Bar. He is strong in commercial property matters, and is tenacious and fearlessly persuasive."
"Philip is very well established and is an extremely intelligent, no-nonsense advocate as well as a direct and clear communicator in both his advice and delivery in trial."
"Philip Rainey is strong on complex enfranchisement matters and is very responsive, giving you his thoughts quickly."
"Philip is a go-to barrister for anything with residential or enfranchisement litigation. He is an incredibly bright barrister who is also a very strong advocate."
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