Real Estate Litigation and Planning Disputes
The real estate market is always changing. Businesses need lawyers who know the market, understand the commerciality of issues as well as the law, and will give advice tailored to a particular business need.
We are recognised as a leading real estate litigation practice with an outstanding reputation for handling complex ad hoc and high-profile commercial property and planning disputes, acting on pivotal cases for a wide range of clients ; from government bodies and international financial institutions to major corporate concerns.
Examples of cases we can advise on include:
- Landlord and tenant matters - break notice disputes, service charge claims, possession and forfeiture actions, dilapidations, lease renewal or business tenancy claims.
- Insolvency-related disputes advising insolvency practitioners, advising on a landlord's remedies in the face of an insolvent tenant.
- Neighbour disputes, rights to light claims, nuisance, boundary issues, restrictive covenants, rights of access.
- Professional negligence actions for example in relation to advice given by solicitors, valuers' negligence cases concerning surveyors, and claims against management companies.
- Major property transaction disputes, construction disputes between contractors and developers, failures to complete, warranty claims, joint venture disputes and limited partner disputes.
- Enfranchisement - in respect of prime and super prime residential premises, advising landlords and tenants in respect of lease extension and collective enfranchisement (freehold purchase) claims.
With wide experience of the property market and all types of dispute resolution procedure, we are used to managing many of the largest and most complex multi-party disputes. Working closely with our real estate, insolvency, corporate, projects and finance teams, we provide clients with creative legal solutions to their business problems, right up to conclusion of a project or dispute.
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- Commercial Litigation
News and insights
Publications: 28 March 2024
The Register of Overseas Entities – what the real estate industry needs to know
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 requires overseas entities which own, or wish to acquire, certain real estate in the UK to register with Companies House and to provide, and…
Publications: 27 March 2024
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U.S. Customs authorities impounded thousands of vehicles, showing risks to imports linked to forced labor. The U.S. government detained thousands of luxury vehicles deemed to contain a small…
News: 27 March 2024
Allen & Overy advises SBI Group on its investment in Solaris
Allen & Overy has advised SBI Group, a leading Japanese financial services conglomerate, on its investment in Solaris SE, a CRR credit institution and Europe’s pioneer of embedded finance, as part of…
Publications: 27 March 2024
Nuclear energy: ambitious plans, complex challenges in the Netherlands and abroad
The Dutch government recently announced its intention to build four new nuclear power plants by 2040, as part of its strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and reduce its dependence on natural…
Recognition
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Chambers 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
The quality of the team's work is very high and they have had no problem keeping up with the pace of the deal while the counterparty's legal team has struggled to keep up at times.
Chambers 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
The Allen & Overy team is very knowledgeable and has deep understanding of issues at hand.
Chambers 2023 (Real Estate Litigation)