Real estate litigation

Our team looks after the interests of major institutional investors, property companies, developers, and large corporate and retail occupiers.

We advise regularly on a full spectrum of potentially contentious property issues - from rent reviews, dilapidations and service charge disputes through to clearing development sites of occupiers and third party rights.

We have a reputation amongst real estate professional for delivering the highest standards of pragmatic, commercial advice.

Whilst our team can boast an impressive number of the most significant property litigation cases of the past 10 years, we are best known for our pursuit of solution – led strategies which are often more cost effective and better achieve our clients' long term goals.

Real estate litigation

We act for anyone with a property concern whether landlords, lenders, developers, property companies, retailers, corporate occupiers, hotel and leisure companies, insolvency practitioners or telecoms operators.

We advise on:

Any landlord and tenant issues including dilapidations, service charge disputes, rent reviews (and arbitration procedures), tenant default including tenant insolvency, contested break notices, 54 Act lease renewals, forfeiture and possession, contested applications for landlord's consent
Landowner and development issues including disputes over options, development agreements, JV's and overage; rights to light and other third party claims; site clearance issues including contested lease renewals and removal of restrictive covenants via Lands Tribunal
Original tenant liability issues following tenant insolvency
Telecoms Code issues
For banks and insolvency practitioners, advising on property intensive insolvencies and realising security
Professional negligence and valuation disputes.

We are familiar with all dispute resolution procedures, from full blown litigation including injunctive action through to arbitration and mediation.

Real estate litigation

Clients include:

Institutional investors such as Friends Life, BMW, L&G, Zurich, LV, USS, NFU
Mutual, Crown Estates and Canada Life.
Retailers, hotels and corporate occupiers including Sainsburys, Whitbread, Debenhams, House of Fraser and Blenheim/Mariott.
Telecoms and network operators including Geo Networks Ltd, Virgin Media and Airwave Solutions Ltd.
Developers such as Bracknell Regeneration Limited Partnership, Development Securities Plc and Salmon Harvester.

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Real estate litigation

"Jane Fox-Edwards 'offers a dedicated service of the highest quality. She adds commercial nous and provides sound advice,' according to clients." - Chambers UK, 2012

"Lawrence Graham LLP’s top-notch institutional investor client base includes AXA Sun Life and Hermes Property. The ‘very competent and trustworthy’ Jane Fox-Edwards heads the practice, which is particularly strong in telecoms matters and recently represented Geo Networks in a High Court dispute regarding the laying of fibre-optic cables." - The Legal 500, 2011

"A prominent name in the sector, LG has an active practice and is particularly noted for its work for investor landlords. It advises on the full range of real estate disputes." - Chambers UK, 2011