Renters' Rights Act Roadshows - Leeds

Vic Cartwright is Area Director for Estate Agency across the North and Scotland, specialising in leadership, strategy, property insights and growth. Vic is passionate about raising standards and sharing knowledge to support best practice in a changing market.

Henry joined Propertymark in April 2022 after having previously worked as the policy and research coordinator for a large Education Group. He supports members by digesting legislation and government policy to consider how this will impact the sector. On top of this, Henry currently attends and represents Propertymark at a number of government and industry working groups.   

Lesley was appointed as The Property Ombudsman in February 2025 after almost three years as Deputy Ombudsman. Lesley spent much of her career in legal regulatory roles at the Solicitors Regulation Authority and a global compliance role at a FTSE 100 company. She also sits on The Bar Standards Board and previously sat on the ethics and integrity panel of the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria.

Alex heads up the Disputes and Litigation team at Bright Solicitors. He has experience in a wide range of litigation matters and predominately advises clients on contentious property matters such as commercial and residential landlords and tenants in connection with possession claims, dilapidations, and forfeiture. Alex also advises on matters arising from disputed rights of way, boundary issues together with general commercial property matters.

Jason is a vastly experienced sales and auction expert with a demonstrated history of building and growing companies. He worked in agency as both agent and supplier for over 25 years and is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and results. Jason takes pride in development, training and nurturing of all the team and watching them flourish. Multi-award winning in both agency and suppliers’ category from EA Masters, Sunday Times and Negotiator Awards.

As the Renters Rights Act 2025 expands council enforcement powers, Des Taylor, Casework Director at Landlord Licensing & Defence explains how these changes tighten regulation and what they mean in practice. He is one of England’s leading authorities on landlord enforcement, licensing and Rent Repayment Orders. With decades of frontline experience defending landlords and agents against penalties and tribunal claims, his expertise is unmatched. He shares real cases delivered with sharp insight, entertaining and unfiltered, bringing blunt truth and practical clarity to property compliance.