Commercial Property Disputes Lawyers

Commercial property disputes can create significant uncertainty for businesses, particularly when they affect premises, investments or plans for future development. Whether a disagreement is beginning to emerge or has already escalated, resolving matters effectively is important for protecting your commercial interests and avoiding unnecessary disruption.

The decisions you make in the early stages of a property dispute can have lasting financial and operational consequences. Understanding your legal position, identifying potential risks and considering the available options can help prevent disagreements from becoming more difficult or costly to resolve.

At Harrison Drury, our commercial property dispute solicitors combine specialist legal knowledge with a practical understanding of the pressures facing businesses and property owners. We take time to understand your commercial objectives, assess the strength of your position and establish a proportionate approach to resolving the dispute, whether through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution or court proceedings where necessary.

Our property dispute specialists work closely with colleagues across our wider property and litigation teams, providing joined-up legal advice where matters involve overlapping commercial considerations. Harrison Drury is independently recognised by Chambers UK and Legal 500, and holds the Law Society’s Lexcel accreditation.

If you are facing a commercial property dispute or have concerns about a developing disagreement, contact our specialist team.

How we can help

We act on the full range of contentious property matters, whether acting for experienced commercial landlords on their management of their property interests, assisting retail occupiers and SME’s in lease disputes, advising developers and landowners over the enforcement or removal of restrictions or rights over land or dealing with property contract disputes whether that be in relation to the grant of a lease or the sale/purchase of land. Whatever the issue, we recognise the importance of your business receiving clear strategic and timely advice. We understand the strain on resources, both management and financial, that a dispute can have and we will work with you to best manage the process, providing estimates and budgets and working within those. We see our role to be your trusted advisor.

We can assist in relation to:

Landlord and tenant disputes, including:

• Breach of covenant
• Dilapidations – both interim and terminal
• Forfeiture and applications for relief
• The operation of break clauses
• Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – renewal and opposition
• Management
• Rent review
• Rent / service charge disputes

Property Disputes including:

• Access claims including applications under the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992
• Boundary and adverse possession claims
• Easements
• Enforcement and termination of statutory agreements including: s38s (highways), s278s (highways), s106s (planning), s104s(sewers) etc.
• Restrictive Covenants
• Rights of light
• Rights of way both public and private
• Claims against Squatters/ Trespassers
• Telecommunications
• Title cleanse service for acquisition and development of property – insuring defects and applications to the tribunal

Contractual / negligence disputes including:

• Breach of contract claims
• Enforcement
• Interpretation
• Mortgage possession claims
• Misrepresentation
• Mistake
• Penalties
• Professional negligence claims against property professionals including solicitors, surveyors, valuers and agents
• Rectification

To speak to our land and property dispute resolution specialists please call us on 01772 258321 or make an enquiry below to see how we can assist you and your business.