Our property litigation specialists act for both landlords and tenants, handling all types of property related litigation and dispute resolution.
Specialist expertise includes:
Lease renewals
Breaches of covenant
Tenants’ rights to purchase and withholding of consent by landlords
Dilapidations
Right to manage
Service charge disputes
Business tenancy renewals
Rent reviews
Residential and commercial possession claims
Notable case references
Representing a leading property company in opposing renewal of commercial leases on grounds of redevelopment and obtaining possession of an iconic Soho nightclub.
Successfully advising a US Fortune 500 company in relation to a terminal dilapidations claim and threatened claim by the landlord to re-enter the premises to carry out repair works.
Advising on a new stadium development for a major Premier League football club.
Advising a listed HR company in connection with its rent review under a lease with a rent of in excess of £500,000.
Successfully representing a landlord in forfeiture of a commercial head lease of a mixed-use property and defeated an application for relief from forfeiture brought by a residential sub-lessee resulting in a significant windfall to the landlord.
Representing a large group of residential lessees of a central London development comprising over 450 flats in complex applications to the Property Chamber.
Advising on one of the UK’s largest Right To Manage claims.