Real Estate Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 4
Email address
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(020) 7405 6566About
Provided by Russell-Cooke
Our highly regarded property litigation team advises businesses, charities and individuals on a wide range of real estate disputes. Best known for providing support to household names such as Matalan, Pret a Manger, and Borough Market, they are also seen as the go-to team for the private rented and build-to-rent sectors boasting clients such as Grainger plc, Dorrington, Allsop, Get Living, Lendlease, Tipi and Thomas Pocklington Trust.
The team prides itself on providing strategic and timely advice and assistance on issues including:
- commercial landlord and tenant disputes including recovery of rent and service charges, business tenancy disputes, termination of tenancies under the Electronic Communications Code, dilapidations and rent review claims
- private rented sector advice and arrears/possession recovery
- removal of trespassers and protesters
- residential long leasehold dispute resolution
- party wall and boundary disputes
- disputes over ownership of and interests in property including misrepresentation claims
- rights of way and rights of light
- property-related insolvency
Chambers Review
Russell-Cooke's real estate litigation team is noted for its work on behalf of charitable organisations as well as owners and occupiers in the retail sector. The team exhibits impressive strength when handling Building Safety Act and landlord and tenant disputes, right to light and service charge issues, among other contentious matters.
Work Highlights
- Russell-Cooke acted for Clipstone and Northdown in a dilapidations settlement, forfeiting the lease of an industrial unit in the Reading area for rent arrears, which resulted in the police finding a major cannabis farm outlet.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Russell-Cooke's practitioner are experts who always provide very clear advice and understand their client's business and objectives."
"The Russell-Cooke team are quick to respond and work well under pressure."
"The group provides balanced, reasoned advice and have strong commercial awareness."
"The firm's practitioners have an excellent depth of knowledge."
"Russell-Cooke's practitioner are experts who always provide very clear advice and understand their client's business and objectives."
"The Russell-Cooke team are quick to respond and work well under pressure."
"The group provides balanced, reasoned advice and have strong commercial awareness."
"The firm's practitioners have an excellent depth of knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Paul Greatholder acts for clients including charities, landowners and leaseholders on property disputes. He has experience in matters relating to restrictive covenants, service charges and development issues.
"Paul has excellent technical skills and is very personable."
Ranked Lawyers at
Russell-Cooke
London (Firms)
Members
Provided by Russell-Cooke
Ed Cracknell
Harriet Allsop
Harshini Ranchhod
Jack Crown
Head of Department
Jodie Green
Kelly Stannard
Lucy Saunders
Patrick Kershaw
Pauline Lam
Rebecca Wheatcroft
Shabnam Ali-Khan
Stephen Small
Clients
Provided by Russell-Cooke
Allsop
Borough Market
Dorrington
Get Living
Lendlease
Matalan
Pret a Manger
Thomas Pocklington Trust
Tipi
Industries
Provided by Russell-Cooke
Build to rent
Private rented
Retail
Telecoms