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Advice not theory. Solutions not problems

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 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.

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

  • 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.