Landlord & Residential Property Dispute Solicitors

When a dispute affects your home, it can quickly feel personal and pressing. You may be dealing with a neighbour issue that is escalating, a problem with a freeholder or managing agent, a disagreement with a co-owner, or a lender taking steps you did not expect. If you are a landlord, you may be trying to protect income, regain possession, or resolve disrepair concerns without the situation dragging on.

Our role is to bring calm structure and clear direction. We help you understand where you stand, what options you have, and what steps are most likely to move matters forward, whether that is early resolution through negotiation or a firmer approach where court action becomes necessary.

Residential property disputes cover a wide range of issues, and the detail matters. We advise on landlord and tenant disputes, including rent arrears, possession and disrepair claims, as well as neighbour disputes such as boundaries, rights of way, access, nuisance, trespass and adverse possession. We also support clients with leasehold issues including enfranchisement and lease extensions, mortgage possession claims, planning-related disputes, and claims against property professionals where something has gone wrong.

We will guide you in clear language, at a pace that feels manageable, with a steady plan for what to do first and what can sensibly follow. Where your dispute touches other areas, such as property transactions, construction, insolvency or wider commercial disputes, we bring the right specialists together so the advice is joined up and you are not left coordinating different strands.

You will have a clear point of contact and a team that stays close to the detail. We focus on practical outcomes, including cost control and proportionate next steps, and we will always talk you through the likely risks so you can make informed decisions.

Our work is supported by recognised standards and independent recognition. The firm holds Lexcel, the Law Society’s practice management standard, and our property and litigation expertise is recognised in independent legal directories including Chambers and Partners (UK) and The Legal 500 (UK), offering added reassurance that you are in safe hands.

We make it possible to protect your position and move matters forward with clarity and control.

Back to Land & Property Dispute Resolution

We act for commercial landlords in the management of their residential property portfolios as well for individuals in all types of issues relating to their home, whether with their mortgage company, a co-owner, their freeholder, a neighbour or even their professional advisers. Whatever the nature of the issue, we always apply the same professional service to every matter, demonstrating care and attention to try to resolve the dispute in the best, most cost-effective way whether that be through communication, formal negotiation or litigation.

We can assist in relation to:

Contractual disputes over sale and purchase of residential property
Enfranchisement and lease extensions
Enforcement and termination of statutory agreements including: s38s (highways), s278s (highways), s106s (planning), s104s(sewers) etc.
Enforcement or removal of restrictive covenants and rights over land
Landlord and tenant disputes including rent, disrepair and possession claims
Mortgagee possession Claims
Neighbour disputes including boundary disputes, trespass, adverse possession and access issues
Nuisance claims
Planning disputes
Professional negligence claims against property professionals

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.