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Property disputes demand fast thinking, commercial clarity and technical accuracy. They can stall development, destabilise portfolios and expose landlords, investors and developers to financial and reputational risk. Our specialist team helps clients stay ahead of that risk - resolving disputes quickly, strategically and in line with their commercial objectives.
We act for major landowners, developers, funders, institutional investors, asset managers, private companies, Build‑to‑Rent operators, social housing providers and public‑sector bodies. With one of the largest dedicated teams in the sector, we combine scale with deep technical expertise across commercial, residential, mixed‑use and development‑led real estate.
Our Services
We handle the full range of real estate disputes, from supporting developers and investors at every stage of the development cycle, through to expert litigation support across the building safety landscape and everything in between.
Our team provides specialist advice tailored to landlord operators and investors and provide specialist integrated supported when construction and property collide - from Building Safety Act compliance to fire‑safety, cladding and remediation disputes - we are familiar with all asset‑protection challenges across large portfolios.
Commercial & Residential Property
- Lease renewals, terminations and break options
- Rent reviews, dilapidations and forfeiture
- Service charge, estates management and compliance disputes
- Possession and contested occupation
- Rights of way, boundary disputes and easements
- Rights to light and development constraints
- Nuisance and neighbour disputes
- Insolvency aspects of property ownership
- Operational management disputes
- Tenant management
- Long‑term asset protection strategies and due diligence projects
Development & Land Disputes
- Development‑impact disputes and injunctive relief
- Overage, option and joint‑venture disputes
- Party wall and access issues
- Strategic land disagreements
- Telecoms disputes
Building Safety & Fire Safety
- Building Safety Act obligations, enforcement and service charge issues
- Property disputes involving cladding, external wall systems, fire‑stopping and structural safety
- Leaseholder protections and landlord duties
- Remediation strategies and liability allocation
- Fire risk, compliance challenges and regulatory action
Construction Linked Property Disputes
- Property claims arising from defects affecting occupation or asset value
- Interface disputes between landlords, tenants, contractors and consultants
- Property disputes tied to handover, practical completion or conveyancing completion
Meet the Team
Our clients choose us for the calibre of a Legal 500 ranked property litigation team, combining deep specialist expertise with the bandwidth to run high‑value, complex disputes at pace. Our advice is commercially clear - anchored in asset protection, operational realities and long‑term strategy - and delivered by a multidisciplinary group that works seamlessly with construction, regulatory, fire‑safety and real estate specialists. With long‑standing experience across development, investment, social housing, student accommodation, Build‑to‑Rent, mixed‑use and large portfolios, we bring real sector insight to every instruction.
Our nationwide team operates from London, Leeds and Birmingham. Led by Partners Lee Russell and Mark Foxcroft, we draw on a strong cohort of Partners, senior lawyers and specialists with deep experience across housing management and dispute resolution.
We know that effective support relies on matching the right expertise to each matter. Clients consistently describe our service as collaborative, pragmatic and responsive, having in one instance described working with us as “a dream…as it is always a team effort with everyone pulling in the same direction”. This ethos, paired with our technical capability, ensures our advice is both precise and practical.
We combine a people‑led service with thoughtful use of technology, including case management and AI‑enabled tools, helping us deliver work efficiently and competitively.
We are active contributors to thought leadership in the property disputes arena. Members of our team are involved in the Property Litigation Association and the National Leasehold Group, and are regularly invited to share expertise with organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Housing, National Housing Federation and the British Property Federation. This engagement keeps our perspective closely aligned to the legal, regulatory and operational issues driving real‑estate disputes.
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