Property Litigation Solicitors
Property litigation can be time-consuming, costly, and damaging to reputations and relationships.
Our property litigation experts work alongside you to prevent potential conflicts before they arise, and resolve existing disputes with a pragmatic, cost-effective approach - keeping your best interests at the forefront, without unnecessary complexity or disruption.
Our property litigation team provides advice on a wide range of disputes, from landlord-tenant issues and lease covenant disagreements to more complex matters such as adverse possession, compulsory purchase, and building safety concerns.
We also handle disputes related to rent reviews, dilapidations, overage, rights to light, and development, among others.
We work with clients across both the private and public sectors, advising landowners, landlords, tenants, investors, developers, local authorities, healthcare providers, charities, government bodies, and infrastructure providers.
Understanding that every dispute is unique, we take time to get to know your business and objectives. By collaborating with property experts and sector specialists, we ensure our advice is always aligned with your needs and focused on achieving practical, long-term solutions.
Whether property is central to your business or a key part of your operations, our property litigation team is here to provide tailored, effective support.
Our expertise
Our property litigation solicitors are consistently ranked in legal directories, both as a team and as individuals, for their exceptional expertise and client satisfaction. Clients frequently commend us for our ability to quickly identify the core of a dispute and propose practical, effective solutions that keep their best interests at the forefront.
We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with a strong network of property professionals, including surveyors, valuers, and barristers, to provide a comprehensive, expert-led service. This approach ensures our clients receive tailored advice backed by a wide range of specialist knowledge, giving them confidence that every angle is considered.
Our team advises on the following areas:
We provide expert advice on freehold disputes, helping property owners navigate issues like boundary disputes, rights of way, and land use conflicts. Our goal is to resolve matters quickly, protecting your property rights and ensuring minimal disruption to your business or personal affairs.
- Adverse possession advice
- Restrictive covenants and easements advice
- Rights to light issues
- Compulsory purchase
Whether you're a landlord or tenant, we offer tailored advice on lease disputes, rent arrears, and covenant breaches. Our team works to resolve issues efficiently, helping to maintain healthy relationships and protect your property investment while reducing the potential for lengthy or costly litigation.
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 advice
- Advice on lease covenant disputes
- Rent review advice
- Dilapidations
- Applications for consent to assign, sublet or alter
- Rent arrears recovery
- Forfeiture
- Possession advice
- Disputes relating to occupational licenses
- Agricultural tenancy advice
- Telecoms advice under the Electronic Communications Code
We assist developers, landowners, and contractors with development disputes, including planning challenges, contract disagreements, and disputes over land rights. Our strategic, solution-focused approach aims to resolve issues swiftly, ensuring your development project stays on track and aligned with your long-term objectives.
- Overage disputes
- Development disputes
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
- Building safety issues
Our estate management support helps residential and commercial property portfolio owners with long term and day-to-day issues. We provide practical, client-centred advice to protect your assets, reduce operational risks, and ensure compliance with legal obligations.
- Landlord and Tenant management
- Strategic advice on site assembly and disposals
- Building safety issues and compliance advice
- Unlocking potential in land through acquisition of rights and removal of burdens
- Recovery of possession against trespassers
The team at VWV provides a service that is always very well considered, technically strong and strikes a good balance between commerciality and risk mitigation. The team are enjoyable to work with.
Our work highlights
Successful defence of developer’s easement claim
We successfully defended a developer client against an injunction claim aimed at preventing the use of easements for a proposed development. The claim was dismissed, and a settlement was reached for damages payable to our client, enabling the development to proceed as planned.
Contested termination of development agreements
We advised a local authority on the contested termination of multiple development agreements. Through expert negotiation, we secured a successful settlement, recovering damages and allowing the client to regain possession of the site, which was subsequently remarketed.
Favourable lease termination settlement for healthcare client
We assisted a healthcare client in challenging the termination of its lease. Our negotiation led to a highly favourable settlement, including a substantial cash payment, relocation assistance to alternative premises, and the settlement of dilapidations at the previous property.
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