Our team of property litigation experts have the knowledge and expertise to advise on how to resolve complex property related disputes including adverse possession claims, forfeitures, residential possession claims.
Whether it is your home, business premises or an investment portfolio, we have trained specialists to resolve or prevent a wide range of property related disputes to help protect what is likely your most important asset. With over 60 conveyancers and 10 litigation lawyers with property expertise at Paris Smith, you will find the right person or team to support you. We specialise in all areas of commercial and residential property including landlord and tenant, construction, finance, retail, housing, leisure, planning and telecommunications. Recognised for skills in managing high profile complex cases on the south coast and nationally, our group are also able to provide consultancy services to advise on discrete property issues often providing input on a transaction or other scenario to help avoid disputes arising. We regularly conduct possession proceedings and have a dedicated debt collection team to make recoveries of rent and loan arrears. To find out more contact one of our property litigators today for a free, no obligation telephone conversation.
Our expertise:
Development
- Land Registry rectification claims and the adjudication of other land registration issues
- option and overage disputes
- removal of squatters and travellers
- restrictive covenant issues
- rights of way/light and other easement disputes
- construction disputes
- adverse possession claims
Commercial property
- business lease renewals
- break notices
- dilapidations claims
- forfeiture and applications for relief
- service charge disputes
Residential property
- residential possession claims and rent recovery
- Rent Act tenants
- party wall, trespass and boundary disputes
- leasehold enfranchisement
Our professionally qualified property dispute solicitors will provide you with the advice you need tailored to your objectives. One of our very experienced advisers will help you choose the best option for you and discuss the charging and funding options associated with it.
Work experience:
Some of our work highlights and typical examples of work we undertake include:
- advising and settling numerous dilapidations claims e.g. in recent years a client landlord claim for £3.6m settled for over £3m despite considerable s18 issues and a client tenant claim where landlord’s remedial works actually carried out with a claim for nearly £2m was settled for circa £300k;
- advising on numerous tenant insolvencies including making application to the High Court for permission to forfeit;
- managing multiple lease renewals for national retailers and property investors from service of notices through to contested disputes on lease terms;
- advising and assisting landlords in over 200 claims for possession, from commencing the claim right through to representing landlords at possession hearings in the Southampton and Winchester County Courts;
- working with a private owner to ensure vacant possession is given to various commercial units so that they are ready for development;
- resolving long standing neighbour disputes concerning the ownership of land and the Party Wall Act;
- applying and defending against claims for adverse possession of land;
- representing landowners, communities and individuals at public inquiries relating to Village Greens and upgrading of public rights of way;
- advising a multi national company on a contract dispute in the Technology and Construction Court that resulted in the client company successfully recovering what was due to them from a supplier;
- advising an owner of an industrial site who was in dispute with engineers over construction of a £2m building. Successfully concluded at mediation in 2016.
Please visit our page to learn more on Business, commercial contract disputes.
You can also view or page on Arbitration or Mediation to get further information on these topics.
Blogs
Recent Blogs (view all property litigation blogs)
- Commercial landlords remedies for unpaid rent
- Telecommunications Leases
- Tenant Fees Act 2019 and transitional period
- Guidance on signing a Statement of Truth
- Exiting a purchase agreement
To access articles about how the Coronavirus legislation is impacting landlords and tenants click here.
Legal Directory Testimonials
- Legal 500 2020-2021: Paris Smith has developed a reputation in commercial and residential conveyancing, acting for clients across multiple sectors including investors, developers, business tenants and residential landlords. The team also has significant experience in representing developer clients in property contract disputes. David Eminton leads the practice and has increasingly been involved in high-value dilapidation claims, while Cliff Morris has particular expertise in boundary and right of way disputes and housing repossession claims. Clients say the team are “quick to respond, professional, have a good depth of knowledge“. Another states “the firms level of expertise is unique compared to other law firms, as there is always someone who can assist with any legal issue. Staff are also aware of their colleagues level of expertise and are able to refer matters to the correct person if they do not have a particular type of legal knowledge“, and another say they are a “high-quality technical disputes team, but local to its area. Mixes solidity of legal practitioners, good atmosphere, fine juniors and trainees and excellent contacts in the industry. The backroom is very good. Effective admin. Everything you need without going to London“.
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