Bhavini Patel

Bhavini is Co-Head of the Building Safety Group. She has expertise in all aspects of compliance with the Building safety Act and its associated legislation and acts for developers, leaseholders, RTMs and landlords. Her dispute resolution practice spans commercial and residential property.

Bhavini regularly acts on contentious issues involving retail property and developer clients. She advises on business lease renewals, breach of covenant claims, break notices, possession claims, site clearance, forfeiture claims, contractual disputes and trespass actions.

As Co-Head of the Building Safety Group, Bhavini is an advisor on building safety matters including landlord and leaseholder certificates, accountable person and principal accountable person's responsibilities, responsible person duties and recoverability of service charges incurred in remediating buildings. Bhavini works closely with the firm's construction team in relation to these issues.

Bhavini recently acted for a group of successful leaseholders in an Upper Tribunal appeal, where the clients were seeking to enforce leaseholder protections introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022. She has established experience in applications for remediation contribution orders against landlords and developers.

She provides strategic advice to clients at all stages of the life cycle of a property, from planning, development and occupation and property management through to disposal. Bhavini focuses on ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements whilst also protecting the value of the asset.

Her practice spans County Court, Court of Appeal and Tribunal proceedings. She tailors her straightforward advice focusing on a non-contentious resolution. With litigious issues, Bhavini has the experience to resolve matters through negotiated settlements and has attended numerous settlement meetings and successful mediations.

She is a member of the Property Litigation Association.