Property & Housing Litigation  

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Advice not theory. Solutions not problems

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Brian Kilcoyne 
Partner
Litigation 
 

Our speciality is property disputes: how to avoid them, how to win them and how to settle them. Property law can be maddeningly complex. Clients want clear, cost effective and results-oriented advice. That's what we provide. We are boffins but we also like to get stuck in.

We advise on:

All types of property dispute: commercial, social housing and high end residential.

All types of property player: investors, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants, Housing Associations/RSLs, buyers, sellers and individuals.

All types of dispute resolution techniques: court litigation, arbitration, expert determination, mediation, and early neutral evaluation.

On disputes in all the usual forums: High Court, County Court, Appeal Courts, LVT and Lands Tribunal, Housing Ombudsman.

Particular areas of expertise are:

Commercial property including:

  • Landlord and tenant: lease renewals, rent reviews, alienation disputes, landlord/tenant default, service charges, forfeiture, distress, dilapidations.


  • Development disputes: site clearance, sale and purchase disputes, development agreements, options, restrictive covenants, easements (rights of way, rights light etc..)


  • Unlawful interference with land: nuisance, trespass, squatters, protester action.

  • Property and insolvency: debt collection, insolvent landlords, insolvent tenants, disclaimers, LPA receiverships.


  • Regulatory law: judicial review, planning, environmental and licensing.

Social housing and housing management

Residential: high value residential property disputes including enfranchisement.

Related Links

We also have experience in social housing litigation.
You can find out more here.

Related knowledge

You can view our In Briefs on Housing and Property Litigation here.

language of dispute resolution

For your copy, please send us an email here

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