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Our team of Property Dispute Lawyers are very experienced in a range of property & land disputes, both commercially and for residential.
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Land Disputes

We advise on a wide range of land disputes acting for developers, property investors, landowners, tenants, neighbours, professional advisors and other individuals. Our expertise in all forms of Dispute Resolution makes us well placed to advise on complex and high value cases to the more modest claims.

We represent clients in the courts, property tribunals, in adjudication and use alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation, to resolve disputes. We understand your concerns to avoid the expense and distraction that disputes can bring and we will work with you to find a solution to your problem.

We can assist you with all types of property related disputes including:

  • Disputes concerning overage and option agreements
  • Title and boundary disputes
  • Issues relating to easements, rights of way and other impediments to land development
  • Disputes regarding access and services to and from development sites
  • Commercial and residential Landlord & Tenant disputes
  • Professional Negligence claims against professionals throughout the strategic land acquisition and development processes
  • Party wall disputes
  • Construction disputes – loss and delay
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Adverse Possession claims.

Our lawyers are assertive litigators and experienced negotiators. We can advise you of your options to achieve a resolution of your property dispute which may include Court proceedings, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution alternatives.

Dealing with tenants of business premises in financial difficulties may need a more creative solution than simply forfeiting the lease and finding a new tenant. If your tenant has gone bust – check the lease. If they were not the original tenant, but took an assignment from your original tenant you may be able to go back to the original tenant and recover the rent from them instead.

Our lawyers are assertive litigators and experienced negotiators. We can advise you of your options to achieve a resolution of your property dispute which may include Court proceedings, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution alternatives.

Residential Landlord and Tenant
We specialise in acting for Landlords and Managing Agents with significant property portfolios as well as representing Landlords and Tenants of larger residential properties.

It is important that as a landlord you comply with the legislation when managing your property so as to avoid claims being made against you.

Examples of possible disputes between landlords and tenants are:

  • Tenants have stopped paying their rent.
  • Damage to the property or disruptive behaviour.
  • Dispute with the letting agents.
  • Tenant eviction.
  • Service charge and insurance claims.

We can assist you in giving practical advice on how to manage your relationship with your tenant or landlord, prepare the documentation you need and ensure that if court proceedings become necessary they are handled in a cost effective and time efficient manner.

We do not advise:

  • Tenants on Housing Law
  • publicly funded Legal Help / Legal Assistance scheme (Legal Aid). If you are in receipt of benefits or think you may qualify for the scheme it may assist you to make enquiries of your local Citizens Advice Bureau or a firm offering Legal Aid advice.

Disputes frequently arise in construction projects and can be difficult and costly to navigate. Successfully resolving or avoiding disputes is crucial to concluding projects on time and within budget.

We act for Housebuilders, Landowners, main contractors, sub-contractors, funders and professional advisors on all types of disputes and disagreements arising out of the construction and building industry.

Whether you require an early assessment of your construction contract, to advise you on the merits of any potential claim or if you are on the receiving end of a construction claim, our experts will tailor their approach to suit your needs and aims.

We advise on a wide range of land disputes acting for developers, property investors, landowners, tenants, neighbours, professional advisors and other individuals. Our expertise in all forms of Dispute Resolution makes us well placed to advise on complex and high value cases to the more modest claims.

Our lawyers are assertive litigators and experienced negotiators. We can advise you of your options to achieve a resolution of your property dispute which may include Court proceedings, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution alternatives.

We advise land owners, developers, home owners, tenants, professional advisors and other persons upon all property and land related disputes including in relation to restrictive covenants and other rights over land.

Our lawyers are assertive litigators and experienced negotiators. We can advise you of your options to achieve a resolution of your property dispute which may include Court proceedings, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution alternatives.

We advise land/home owners, developers, tenants, professional advisors and other persons upon boundary disputes, including comprehensive assessment of historical title and other relevant evidence and liaising with surveyors to fully evaluate and advise in complex or uncertain boundary matters.

Our lawyers are assertive litigators and experienced negotiators. We can advise you of your options to achieve a resolution of your property dispute which may include Court proceedings, arbitration, mediation, boundary agreements, boundary determinations, expert determination and other dispute resolution alternatives.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Although it is possible to sell a property which is subject to an ongoing dispute (e.g. a boundary dispute) as a seller you will need to disclose this dispute during the pre-contract stage of the conveyancing process. It is possible that this can lead to wider commercial considerations and could make the property harder to sell or a sale more likely to fail.

Adverse Possession claims are complicated.

If you can show continuous occupation or use of land without permission since 1991 you may have the basis of a potential claim that could lead to you being able to ask the Land Registry to give you ownership of the land.

After that date the starting position for adverse possession is a minimum period of 10 years of factual possession of the land. You must show intention to possess the land and this must be without the registered owner’s consent. Under the new adverse possession rules, just using or occupying land for 10 years is not enough to obtain ownership if the person with Land Registry or paper ownership serves a counternotice, unless one of the exceptions apply. The exceptions include: (a) you can show the registered owner encouraged or allowed you to believe that you owned the land and that, to the knowledge of the registered owner, this caused you to act to your detriment (for example spending money to upkeep and improve the land) to the extent that it would be unconscionable for the owner to deny you the rights you believed you had; (b) you have some other reason to think you were entitled to the land (because of an agreement or actions of others or such as under a Will or the rules of intestacy) and (c) you have been in adverse possession of the land adjacent to your own for at least 10 years under the mistaken but reasonable belief that you are the owner of it.

An example of (c) would be that if you purchased a property and the boundary fence/hedge was in the wrong place, throughout more than 10 years you were unaware of the error and reasonably thought the fence or hedge delineated your boundary.

For more information please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adverse-possession-of-registered-land/practice-guide-4-adverse-possession-of-registered-land

We represent clients in the courts, property tribunals, in adjudication and use alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation, to resolve disputes. We understand your concerns to avoid the expense and distraction that disputes can bring and we will work with you to find a solution to your problem.

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