Property Litigation 

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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

 
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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.