Property Litigation
Introduction
Ashfords' Property Litigation Team is recognised for its strength and experience. It plays a crucial role in a substantial number of property and commercial transactions on stand-alone matters and in support of other departments. This proactive Team consistently delivers responsive, commercial and sound advice. Most importantly it gets results.
The Team has expanded substantially over the last few years and is now probably the largest specialist property litigation unit in the South of England outside London.
Work handled includes:
- Advice on leases/tenancy and associated documentation
- Boundary disputes
- Contested lease renewals
- Contested Planning and Development issues
- Contested rent review actions
- Contractual/Development disputes
- Defending unlawful eviction claims
- Dilapidations/Disrepair issues/claims
- Easements/Rights of Light Issues
- Enforcement actions for secured lenders (mortgagees)
- Enforcement of Options/Conditional Contracts
- Landlord/tenant insolvency
- Lands Tribunal Applications
- Leasehold Enfranchisement
- Leasehold Valuation Tribunal issues/applications
- Local Authority Disrepair Notices
- Mediation
- Occupiers Liability issues
- Possession proceedings
- Rent and service charge disputes
- Restrictive Covenants
- Specific performance applications /injunctions
- Telecommunications Act Issues
- Trespass claims
- Undue Influence
In addition, the Team frequently provides training to Clients on developing legal issues and (on request) on any relevant legal matters which are of importance to Clients.
What others say about us
This firm handles an impressive amount of high-profile litigation
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2008 Edition
Clients of this "genuinely more approachable" South West outfit are united in their praise of "straight-talking" lawyers who are happily "devoid of obstructive self-importance ."
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2007 Edition
The practice is recommended for its broad range of contentious property work; this includes commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, and property issues arising in redevelopment projects.
"Knowledgeable and quick-thinking" Sian Gibbonworks on complex contentious property matters for a variety of clients including registered social landlords (RSLs).
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2006 Edition
Clients describe the Exeter-based team as "not only approachable" but "good at understanding time constraints and seeing the whole picture ."
Sian Gibbon is described by clients as a "knowledgeable" lawyer, who is "able to think out of the box."
Chambers 2004 Edition
"Over several years of working with the firm, I have come to know the members of the Property Litigation team well. It has been a great pleasure to work with people who demonstrate such a combination of efficiency, intellect, legal knowledge and good humour. They have demonstrated to me when dealing with client affairs a detailed grasp of the issues, an understanding of the relevant law, a quick appreciation of their client's commercial interests and the ability to marshal powerfully and without fear all the proper means available to them to further those interests. They are without doubt an outstanding firm for property litigation."
Michael Michell – Counsel - 10 Old Square, Lincoln's Inn
