Real estate & construction disputes

Our real estate litigators work alongside our other real estate lawyers, providing a seamless service in all areas of commercial real estate work. As a team we are ranked in the Legal 500 in the UK, with a reputation for providing 'advice of the highest quality' and being 'approachable and commercial'.

Our client's issues range from simple rental disputes to the complete destruction of properties through fire or flood, and a gamut of possible circumstances in between.

There are many ways to bring about the resolution of a dispute, and where possible we will try to settle the issue through mediation or arbitration rather than court proceedings. We aim in all cases to achieve our client's objectives in the most cost-effective way.

Recent work

  • Successfully recovering substantial damages through arbitration for a building owner in a building construction dispute.
  • Acting for a landlord whose property had been destroyed by fire and recovering significant damages from his tenant, who had failed to properly insure.
  • Acting for a household name manufacturing company in their capacity as a tenant to recover damages for defective construction works.