Our specialist property lawyers advise charities and not for profit organisations on their property disputes, including:
- Dilapidations claims for tenants (claims by landlords for disrepair at the end of leases)
- Dilapidations claims by charity landlords
- Residential possession claims against beneficiaries of charities (under licences or tenancies)
- Residential possession claims against tenants of investment property
- Disputes with landlord in relation to breaches of tenant covenants
- Disputes with commercial tenants
- Claims in relation to breaches or freehold restrictive covenants
- Alleged breaches of planning law
- Construction claims
- Disputes over ownership of or trusteeship of an organisation's property
- Claims for breaches of mortgages or clawback arrangements
- Contentious adverse possession claims
- Breaches of liquor and other licensing rules
- Breaches of environmental legislation
- Claims by persons injured on property.
Our team
- Our specialist team consists of two partners and three assistants with wide experience of property law as it relates to the voluntary sector
- Legal review Chambers refers to our strong reputation in the charity field. The Legal 500 describes the team as 'knowledgeable, quick, trustworthy, and nice to deal with'.
Our approach
- We work closely with our Contentious Property department to provide a cost-effective and risk-aware approach to property disputes, grounded on an understanding of charity law and the way the voluntary sector works
- Our team will consider the most appropriate way of dealing with a problem and if necessary will pass the matter to our dispute resolution lawyers.