Christopher Houghton

Solicitor | Senior Director

Christopher qualified as a solicitor in 1969. He joined Moore & Tibbits in 1971, becoming a Partner in 1973. He has vast experience handling commercial and residential property transactions for both private and business clients. 

Christopher is a highly respected and experienced property lawyer providing clients the reassurance that their property transaction will be handled with expertise and precision.

He advises on the many issues that arise, for instance those involving covenants, easements and Landlord and Tenant as well as the acquisition and sale of commercial property including drafting leases and dealing with lease renewals.  Christopher has a vast portfolio of work he has carried out for local businesses in Warwick.

Christopher has acted for the UK’s leading market hall proprietors for 30 years and acted in the Landmark case of In Shops v Derby City Council.

Christopher is Managing Director of the Practice and is particularly pleased to have seen its expansion from approximately seven members of staff when he joined to now over fifty and also to have achieved the Lexcel Accreditation. In 2019, Christopher celebrated his 50th year on the roll of solicitors with The Law Society of England and Wales.

Christopher is Clerk to the Trustees of the following Warwick based charities:

  • The Charity of Thomas Oken and Nicholas Eyffler
  • Warwick Relief in Need Charity,
  • Warwick Apprenticing Charity,
  • Warwick Provident Dispensary,
  • Warwick United Charities and
  • Thomas Eden’s Charity.

Christopher's outside interests include skiing, riding, tennis, cycling, gardening, collecting and many more!

 

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Dilapidations | Tenant Beware!

Thursday 16 May 2024

Dilapidations can be a thorny issue for both landlords and tenants. Basically they are repairs for which a tenant is liable either during or at the end of a lease.

Lexcel Accredited for 2024 | We did it again!

Wednesday 01 May 2024

We are delighted to have been awarded the Law Society’s | Lexcel Accreditation for the 17th year in a row.

Celebrate your 80th by riding the Andes!!

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Christopher Houghton, our Senior Director has celebrated his 80th Birthday this week. Whilst most think of retiring, his love for a challenge is still going strong with regular skiing trips and horse-riding adventures, the most recent being across the Andes.

Conveyancing team’s quality service recognised

Monday 15 January 2024

Huge congratulations to the conveyancing team at Moore & Tibbits who have once again received accreditation to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark of excellence for the home buying process.

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This Act gained Royal Assent before Parliament was prorogued and key parts of the Act are anticipated to come into force by the end of July.

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