Authors

Welcome to our Authors page, where we celebrate the talented professionals who contribute to News on the Block. Here, you can explore dedicated profiles for each of our authors, featuring their name, job title, and company, alongside a short bio and professional headshot. Each profile also includes a complete list of the articles they've published, making it easy to discover their insights, expertise, and latest work.

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Yashmin Mistry

Yashmin Mistry

Managing Partner | JPC

Yashmin Mistry is a Partner and leads JPC Law’s Property Practice Group. Yashmin is a leading expert in leasehold enfranchisement and landlord & tenant matters and is widely acknowledged as a thought leader in her field. She is influential not only as a practitioner and commentator, but increasingly as someone asked to play an active role in shaping how the law works.  Yashmin is a “Recognised Expert” in the prestigious Legal 500 guide as well as receiving recognition in the 2014 to 2018 “Top 100 Most Influential People in the Residential Sector” property guide.

Zainab Khatoon

Zainab  Khatoon

Business Development Manager & Solicitor | Realty Law

Zoë Walheim

Zoë Walheim

Chief Operations Officer | Earl Kendrick Group

With over a decade of experience as a Chartered Surveyor, Zoë brings both technical expertise and a genuine passion for the built environment to her operational leadership role. She is absolutely instrumental in shaping how our team works, delivering effective and forward-thinking working practices, underpinned by a calm, solutions-focused approach that inspires those around her.

Zoë was previously pivotal in launching Earl Kendrick’s Brighton office in 2016, laying the foundations for a strong and lasting presence across the South of England. Since then, she has worked closely with fellow Directors to drive the company’s broader regional growth across the UK.

She earned her BSc (Hons) at the University of Brighton and achieved MRICS status in 2014, gaining hands-on experience in both local government and private practice along the way. A Chartered Surveyor and certified Expert Witness, Zoë has a particular interest in heritage properties and extensive experience in core Building Surveying disciplines, including Contract Administration.

Committed to the future of the profession, Zoë is a former Chair of the Sussex RICS Matrics and remains actively involved in RICS outreach, introducing surveying to the next generation through school visits. A strong advocate for diversity in the property sector, she serves on the committees of local networking groups and is a regular speaker at industry events.

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