UK Guide 2026 : South West
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Provided by Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Real estate is core to Trowers & Hamlins' business and we have a class leading real estate disputes practice. We act for all principal stakeholders across a range of real estate sectors, including residential and commercial property developers and property companies, title indemnity insurers, institutional pension funds, receivers and insolvency practitioners, housing providers, private investors, entrepreneurs and occupiers of commercial and residential property.
Our specialisms include: rights to light; easement and restrictive covenant disputes and other real property matters; the full range of commercial landlord and tenant including lease renewal, alienation, rent review, dilapidations and other general breach of covenant matters; leasehold enfranchisement (acting for both landlords and tenants); all areas of residential landlord and tenant, with a particular emphasis on residential service charge disputes and tenancy enforcement; telecommunications; and all aspects of property related insolvency.
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Trowers & Hamlins offers a team of experienced real estate litigators, adept at handling an array of property-related disputes. The team is well equipped to assist clients with lease renewals, dilapidations, service charge disputes, telecoms matters and many other commercial and residential landlord and tenant issues. The firm acts for a variety of clients including developers, investors and insurers.
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Trowers & Hamlins assisted J D Wetherspoon in a right of way dispute with one of its pubs' neighbours, which threatened the operation of the pub.
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Trowers & Hamlins has a very proactive team with expertise in multiple areas of property dispute.
Trowers & Hamlins are attentive to clients' needs and were able to tailor their service to us.
The Trowers team are well coordinated and bring a mix of skills from strategic through to operational.
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Emma Barnfield heads up Trowers & Hamlins' real estate litigation team in Exeter. She is particularly noted for her expertise in rights of light matters and the Electronic Communications Code.
She is responsive, commercially aware and very supportive.
Emma Barnfield is lovely to deal with and a real expert in this field.
Emma is very helpful and accessible.
Real Estate Litigation
Provided by Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Emma Barnfield
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Practice area: Real Estate Litigation
Location: London (Firms)
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