Skip to content

Commercial Property Disputes

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.

Meet our Land & Property Dispute Resolution team

Colin Fenny

Partner Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 208071
m: 07880 200116

Ros Monk

Partner Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01539 751608
m: 07502 528606

Luke Holden

Senior Associate Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 374388
m: 07389 883607

Joseph Mitchell

Senior Associate Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01539 751607
m: 07825 292486

Grant Redburn

Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 395188
m: 07733 384694

Zoe Taylor

Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 954696
m: 07918 585827

Casey Moonie

Trainee Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 258321

Jessica Woodman

Trainee Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 258321

Eleanor Bradshaw

Paralegal Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01539 312436

Related Services

Commercial Dispute Resolution & Avoidance

Find out more

Commercial Property

Find out more

Construction

Find out more

Licensing

Find out more

Insolvency & Restructuring

Find out more

Regulatory

Find out more

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Find out more

Latest News and Insights

Harrison Drury grows property litigation team in the North West

Read more

Tree restocking notices – what landowners and developers needs to know

Read more

Challenging and enforcing restrictive covenants

Read more

Déjà vu as the Renters’ Reform Bill comes round again in King’s Speech

Read more

Harrison Drury secures possession orders for two clients impacted by trespassers

Read more

On Tower UK Ltd v BT – Understanding the termination of a code agreement

Read more

Harrison Drury helps Manchester pharmacy reopen after shock closure

Read more

Evicting unknown trespassers – What the latest Supreme Court ruling means for landlords

Read more

What landlords and tenants need to consider when opposing lease renewals

Read more

Latest appointments strengthen Harrison Drury’s property litigation team

Read more

To break or not to break – when will the Court grant a landlord break clause in a renewal lease?

Read more

EPC rating update: Landlords must comply with new requirements

Read more

Updated government how to rent guidance: What landlords need to know

Read more

Harrison Drury’s High Court victory highlights issue of compliant witness statements

Read more

Preparing a notice to quit an agricultural holding tenancy: The importance in checking recipient details are correct

Read more

Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy – the rules on Gas Safety Certificates

Read more

Landmark judgment on collateral warranties used in new Court of Appeal case

Read more

Commercial rent arrears – Do I have to pay rent if I closed during the pandemic?

Read more

New EPC ratings: How green is your lease?

Read more

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act

Read more

Accommodation for agricultural workers

Read more

Can a commercial landlord terminate a tenancy for occupation for its own use?

Read more

Agricultural specialist joins Harrison Drury

Read more

How to recover agricultural land from tenants to create woodland schemes

Read more

An introduction to the Environment Act 2021 and important updates for land and property developers

Read more

New laws and Code of Practice for commercial rent arrears – what does it mean for you?

Read more

Court victory for Cumbria Safari Zoo operator allows attraction to remain open for business

Read more

Residential landlords update: Prepare now to reactivate possession proceedings

Read more

Rights and remedies for tenants and landlords following coronavirus

Read more

What if there’s no written lease?

Read more
Agent and tenant

Coronavirus Act 2020: Implications for landlords and tenants

Read more

The Coronavirus Bill – what it means for landlords and tenants

Read more

What does a ‘conservation covenant’ mean for landowners?

Read more

What is the difference between a positive covenant and a fencing easement?

Read more

Can I protect the access to sunlight to my solar panels?

Read more

High Court victory for client in property dispute

Read more

Applying for relief from forfeiture

Read more

£80,000 Property Dispute dismissed after Harrison Drury legal challenge

Read more

Harrison Drury boosts litigation team

Read more
Holding hands

Squatters Rights?

Read more

Get off my land!!

Read more

5 things a tenant should know about commercial leases

Read more