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Property litigation
In property litigation, it is very often the case that property-related disputes involve complex areas of law where quick and effective advice is required.
Our property litigation team have extensive experience. You may need help with a tenancy agreement, a dilapidation claim, or a boundary dispute – the issues are many and varied. But because of our experience, we are ideally placed to meet your needs both quickly and cost-effectively.
We regularly advise property developers, commercial landlords and tenants and landlords of residential property on their property disputes.
We are pro-active in our management of potential disputes and act for landlords and tenants in their disputes in all areas of litigation including the High and County Courts, Leasehold Valuation Tribunals and in mediation as well as the process of Arbitration Dispute Resolution.
As well as tenancy agreements, we have particular strengths in the following areas :
- Construction and building disputes
- Dilapidations claims
- Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 claims
- Rent review arbitrations
- Residential disputes
- Contested lease extension claims
- Freehold acquisition claims
- Commercial & Residential
- Forfeiture and relief from forfeiture claims
- Injunctions and specific performance claims for breach of covenant
- Jointly owned property disputes including claims under the Trusts of Land & Appointment of Trustees Act 2002
- Party wall and boundary disputes
- Possession claims including residential assured and assured shorthold tenancies under the Housing Act 1988
- Professional negligence claims arising out of property disputes such as claims against surveyors and architects
- Service charge breach of covenant disputes
Associated services:
Agriculture
Commercial development
Commercial property
Environment
Residential development
Hewitsons LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.