property litigation

Our property disputes team is one of the largest in the country and we are proud to be in the top rankings of both the Legal 500 and Chambers Directories. The independent directories say about our partners:

Bonnie Martin - "I would stake my mortgage on Bonnie Martin’s advice," Chambers

Nicola Seager - “delivers knowledgeable advice".

The full range of Clarke Willmott’s services to the retail sector - where our property litigators commonly work alongside their transactional colleagues - enables us to fully utilise our collective experience spanning virtually all aspects of the property sphere.

We advise retailers, local authorities dealing with their retail portfolios, and the retail banks concerning rating issues.

We advise landlords and tenants of commercial premises on a full range of contentious issues arising from their leases, including consents to assign, sub-let and alter, the operation of break clauses, forfeiture, rent review, dilapidation claims (both during the term and on termination of the lease), service charge liability, business lease renewals, rent and service charge arrears and rights and liabilities arising from tenant insolvency. We aim to resolve disputes through agreement wherever possible. When negotiations fail we take firm and confident action to resolve a dispute in a more combative environment.

Contact: Bonnie Martin