Commercial Real Estate Litigation Solicitors
Resolving commercial real estate disputes
Our highly experienced commercial real estate litigation solicitors have an outstanding reputation for advising commercial property owners, landlords and investors.
Commercial real estate litigation involves legal disputes arising from the purchase, sale, development, financing, leasing, or ownership of commercial property. We advise developers, investors, owners and occupiers of commercial properties on how to manage and resolve real estate issues.
If you have an issue with your commercial property and are unsure about your legal rights and the options available to you, our experienced commercial real estate litigators can provide you with strategic legal advice to protect your property and investment.
Our commercial real estate litigation experience includes:
- Resolving disputes regarding the purchase and sale of commercial property, including breach of contract and misrepresentation claims.
- Advising on disputes affecting commercial developments such as easements, boundaries and title issues.
- Handling construction and development disputes, including defective work and breach of warranties.
- Advising on matters related to development projects, such as zoning and land use disputes.
- Pursuing and defending claims for breach of warranties in commercial property transactions.
- Resolving disputes with property developers, contractors, and professional advisors.
- Handling complex commercial lease disputes for commercial properties.
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Why choose us as your commercial real estate litigation solicitors?
At the heart of our service is our people-driven, legal excellence approach. It's more than just a strapline, it's our promise to you.
Our expert team of commercial real estate litigation solicitors will offer you the following:
Commercial advice: We understand that real estate litigation is about protecting your property investments. Our solicitors combine their legal expertise with a down-to-earth, pragmatic approach to achieve the best possible outcome.
Real estate experience: Our team has extensive experience acting for property investors, developers, commercial landlords, commercial tenants, and financial institutions.
Broad real estate expertise: Our clients benefit from seamless collaboration with our corporate real estate, property finance, and tax teams. We provide joined-up advice that considers all aspects of your commercial property interests.
Proven track record: Our advice has been trusted for 150 years. Our clients rate us 4.9* on Review Solicitors.
Pricing transparency: We understand the importance of managing legal costs in commercial real estate disputes. We agree our fees upfront and provide clear advice on likely costs and potential recovery.
Meet the commercial property litigation team
Nyree Applegarth
Partner and Head of Property Litigation
Reanne Upton
Senior Associate - Property Litigation
Eleanor Martin
Associate - Property Litigation
Daniel Greatrix
Legal Director - Property Litigation
Lauren Moult
Associate - Property Litigation
Peter Humpherson
Partner - Property Litigation
How can our commercial real estate litigation solicitors help?
- Purchase and sale disputes
- Development and construction litigation
- Commercial property investment disputes
- Complex commercial lease disputes
- Finance and security disputes.
What do commercial property litigators do?
A specialist commercial property litigator helps clients address legal issues affecting commercial property portfolios and investments. They can assist with a range of legal matters, including commercial leases, land and planning issues, dilapidation disputes, and breach-of-covenant cases.
What are common commercial real estate litigation matters?
Purchase and sale agreement disputes
We work with both buyers and sellers on property transaction disputes. The financial impact of commercial property transactions going wrong can be severe. We often see claims regarding a commercial property's condition or value, title defects, failure to disclose and breach of contract.
Development and construction disputes
There are multiple parties and complex contractual arrangements when dealing with commercial property developments, which can mean that disputes are common, particularly over delays, failure to complete the work, variations, and additional costs, which can halt the development and cause financial loss.
Joint venture and partnership property disputes
With many parties involved in commercial property investments, disputes often arise over decision-making, profit distribution, exit strategies, and alleged breaches of partnership agreements.
Commercial lease litigation
We work with both commercial property landlords and tenants on complex, high-value lease disputes. These matters include substantial dilapidation claims, contested break notices, rent reviews with valuation evidence, and lease interpretation.
Commercial title and boundary disputes
Disputes over commercial titles affect property values, limit development potential, and can prevent transactions from completing. This could be due to claims to ownership, disputes over boundaries and rights of way on development land, and challenges to restrictive covenants.
