Property Litigation

Our Property Litigation Team has more than 25 years' experience in advising landowners and landlords and tenants on a wide range of contentious property issues.  We advise on all aspects of property litigation and handle high value complex work, ranging from commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, service charge claims, property issues arising in redevelopment projects and on insolvency, to equitable proprietary remedies, including trusts of land and agricultural land disputes.

We advise on property related professional negligence claims and claims for breach of banking covenants relating to property and regularly advise clients on claims against solicitors, accountants and surveyors for negligent professional advice.

Contentious trust and probate disputes, where property issues are involved, are dealt with by a specialist Disputes Wills and Trusts team, who advise on proprietary estoppel claims, inheritance disputes, and property related trustee/beneficiary disputes.

Over the years we have fostered strong relationships with many national developers and social housing providers and are currently members of a number of panels for the provision of legal services. The team is also regularly instructed by high-street retailers, national housebuilders, pension funds, local authorities as well as individuals. 

We understand that the litigation process can be a daunting and potentially costly and lengthy process and that is why we take a proactive approach to case handling, seeking ways to resolve matters at an early stage and working closely with our clients to ensure that we are providing value for money.  And if a dispute takes an unexpected turn, we help our clients find creative solutions in the most cost effective way.

COVID-19 legal implication

The Property Litigation team are actively advising a wide range of clients in relation to the impact of COVID-19. This includes advising commercial landlords on recovery strategies including rent concessions/holidays, court proceedings for recovery and enforcement of lease terms and also residential landlords in tenancy issues and enforcement.  In the wider property market we are also advising clients on liabilities and options flowing from purchase and sale contracts which have been adversely disrupted or affected by COVID-19. Visit the COVID-19 page.