Ranking tables

Real Estate Litigation | UK Bar

London (Bar)

This section ranks barristers across the UK advising on contentious property issues for both landowners and tenants, including ownership disputes, vacant possession strategies, commercial management conflicts, easement issues, party wall and landlord and tenant matters.

Rankings overview for Sets

S

  1. Kirk Reynolds KCFalcon Chambers

  1. Philip Rainey KC Tanfield Chambers22 Years Ranked
  2. Guy Fetherstonhaugh KCFalcon Chambers
  3. Joanne Wicks KCWilberforce Chambers
  4. Jonathan Seitler KCWilberforce Chambers
1

  1. Brie Stevens-Hoare KC
    Brie Stevens-Hoare KC Gatehouse Chambers22 Years Ranked
  2. John de Waal KC
    John de Waal KC Gatehouse Chambers15 Years Ranked
  3. Stephanie Tozer KC
    Stephanie Tozer KC Falcon Chambers22 Years Ranked
  4. Stephen Jourdan KC
    Stephen Jourdan KC Falcon Chambers31 Years Ranked
  5. Caroline Shea KCFalcon Chambers
  6. David Holland KCLandmark Chambers
  7. Janet Bignell KCFalcon Chambers
  8. John McGhee KCWilberforce Chambers
  9. Jonathan Gaunt KCFalcon Chambers
  10. Jonathan Karas KCFalcon Chambers
  11. Mark Sefton KCFalcon Chambers
  12. Martin Hutchings KCWilberforce Chambers
  13. Timothy Morshead KCLandmark Chambers
  14. Tom Weekes KCLandmark Chambers
  15. Zia Bhaloo KCLandmark Chambers
3

  1. Christopher Stoner KC
    Christopher Stoner KC Serle Court30 Years Ranked
  2. George Laurence KC New Square Chambers31 Years Ranked
  3. Kerry Bretherton KC
    Kerry Bretherton KC 39 Essex Chambers20 Years Ranked
  4. Ranjit Bhose KC
    Ranjit Bhose KC Cornerstone Barristers24 Years Ranked
  5. Timothy Polli KC Tanfield Chambers20 Years Ranked
  6. Adam Rosenthal KCFalcon Chambers
  7. Catherine Taskis KCFalcon Chambers
  8. Gary Cowen KCFalcon Chambers
  9. Julian Greenhill KCWilberforce Chambers
  10. Myriam Stacey KCLandmark Chambers
  11. Oliver Radley-Gardner KCFalcon Chambers
  12. Rupert Reed KCSerle Court
  13. Thomas Grant KCWilberforce Chambers
  14. Tiffany Scott KCWilberforce Chambers
  15. Timothy C Dutton KCMaitland Chambers
4

  1. Andrew Butler KC Tanfield Chambers19 Years Ranked
  2. Christopher Heather KC Tanfield Chambers22 Years Ranked
  3. David Halpern KC4 New Square Chambers
  4. Edward Peters KCFalcon Chambers
  5. Jonathan Davey KCWilberforce Chambers
  6. Justin Bates KCLandmark Chambers
  7. Kester Lees KCFalcon Chambers
  8. Nicholas Isaac KCTanfield Chambers
  9. Zoë Barton KCWilberforce Chambers

  1. Justin Kitson KC
    Justin Kitson KC Selborne Chambers21 Years Ranked
  2. Michael Walsh KCSerle Court
  3. Nathaniel Duckworth KCFalcon Chambers
  4. Simon Allison KCLandmark Chambers
  5. Wayne Clark KCFalcon Chambers
1

  1. Daniel Gatty
    Daniel Gatty Gatehouse Chambers15 Years Ranked
  2. Edward Denehan Tanfield Chambers18 Years Ranked
  3. Jamal Demachkie
    Jamal Demachkie Gatehouse Chambers14 Years Ranked
  4. Anthony RadevskyFalcon Chambers
  5. Camilla LamontLandmark Chambers
  6. Elizabeth FitzgeraldFalcon Chambers
  7. Emily WindsorFalcon Chambers
  8. Greville HealeyFalcon Chambers
  9. James FieldsendTanfield Chambers
  10. Kavan GunaratnaEnterprise Chambers
  11. Martin DrayFalcon Chambers
  12. Nicholas TaggartLandmark Chambers
  13. Rupert CohenLandmark Chambers
2

  1. Andrew Bruce
    Andrew Bruce Serle Court22 Years Ranked
  2. Carl Fain
    Carl Fain Tanfield Chambers14 Years Ranked
  3. Daniel Dovar Tanfield Chambers13 Years Ranked
  4. Jonathan Upton
    Jonathan Upton Serle Court8 Years Ranked
  5. Benjamin FaulknerWilberforce Chambers
  6. Camilla ChorfiFalcon Chambers
  7. Cecily CrampinFalcon Chambers
  8. Ciara FairleyFalcon Chambers
  9. Edward FrancisEnterprise Chambers
  10. Ellodie GibbonsLandmark Chambers
  11. Emer MurphyWilberforce Chambers
  12. Jonathan ChewWilberforce Chambers
  13. Joseph OllechFalcon Chambers
  14. Michael BuckpittTanfield Chambers
  15. Michael PryorMaitland Chambers
  16. Nicola MuirTanfield Chambers
  17. Paul LetmanFalcon Chambers
  18. Philip SissonsFalcon Chambers
  19. Stuart HornettSelborne Chambers
  20. Tamsin CoxFalcon Chambers
  21. Timothy CallandMaitland Chambers
3

  1. Andrew Francis Serle Court22 Years Ranked
  2. Emily Betts
    Emily Betts Gatehouse Chambers9 Years Ranked
  3. Henry Webb
    Henry Webb Selborne Chambers7 Years Ranked
  4. Jennifer Meech
    Jennifer Meech Serle Court7 Years Ranked
  5. Paul De La Piquerie
    Paul De La Piquerie Selborne Chambers9 Years Ranked
  6. Richard Fowler
    Richard Fowler Maitland Chambers4 Years Ranked
  7. Sebastian Kokelaar
    Sebastian Kokelaar Three Stone12 Years Ranked
  8. Andy CreerLandmark Chambers
  9. Harriet HolmesWilberforce Chambers
  10. James McCreathWilberforce Chambers
  11. Katrina YatesLandmark Chambers
  12. Lina MattssonGatehouse Chambers
  13. Mark LovedayTanfield Chambers
  14. Patrick Rolfe5 Stone Buildings
  15. Piers HarrisonTanfield Chambers
  16. Thomas JefferiesLandmark Chambers
4

  1. Jonathan McNae
    Jonathan McNae Selborne Chambers7 Years Ranked
  2. Katie Gray Tanfield Chambers3 Years Ranked
  3. Lara Kuehl
    Lara Kuehl Serle Court3 Years Ranked
  4. Max Thorowgood
    Max Thorowgood Field Court Chambers5 Years Ranked
  5. Rahul Varma
    Rahul Varma Selborne Chambers4 Years Ranked
  6. Rebecca Cattermole 39 Essex Chambers22 Years Ranked
  7. Adam SmithMaitland Chambers
  8. Alice HawkerWilberforce Chambers
  9. Brooke LyneLandmark Chambers
  10. Edward HicksRadcliffe Chambers
  11. Evie BardenLandmark Chambers
  12. Howard SmithRadcliffe Chambers
  13. Isabel PetrieSelborne Chambers
  14. Julia PetrenkoFalcon Chambers
  15. Marc GloverTanfield Chambers
  16. Monty PalfreyGatehouse Chambers
  17. Simon McLoughlinSelborne Chambers
  18. Thomas BraithwaiteSerle Court
  19. Toby BonceyFalcon Chambers
  20. Tricia HemansFalcon Chambers
  21. William MoffettRadcliffe Chambers
  22. Zachary BredemearEnterprise Chambers
5

  1. Andrew Skelly
    Andrew Skelly Gatehouse Chambers3 Years Ranked
  2. Barnaby Hope
    Barnaby Hope Selborne Chambers1 Years Ranked
  3. Cameron Stocks
    Cameron Stocks Gatehouse Chambers3 Years Ranked
  4. Faisel Sadiq
    Faisel Sadiq Gatehouse Chambers1 Years Ranked
  5. George Woodhead
    George Woodhead Selborne Chambers1 Years Ranked
  6. James Ballance
    James Ballance Maitland Chambers1 Years Ranked
  7. John Beresford
    John Beresford Gatehouse Chambers1 Years Ranked
  8. Laura Tweedy
    Laura Tweedy Gatehouse Chambers15 Years Ranked
  9. Paul Clarke
    Paul Clarke Maitland Chambers6 Years Ranked
  10. Philip Brown Tanfield Chambers2 Years Ranked
  11. Rosamund Baker
    Rosamund Baker Selborne Chambers2 Years Ranked
  12. Stuart Armstrong
    Stuart Armstrong New Square Chambers2 Years Ranked
  13. Aaron WalderLandmark Chambers
  14. Admas HabteslasieLandmark Chambers
  15. Chris de BeneducciSelborne Chambers
  16. Daniel PetridesWilberforce Chambers
  17. David NichollsLandmark Chambers
  18. Duncan KynochSelborne Chambers
  19. Edward BlakeneyFalcon Chambers
  20. Gavin BennisonFalcon Chambers
  21. Helen GalleyXXIV Old Buildings
  22. Imogen DoddsFalcon Chambers
  23. James HanhamLandmark Chambers
  24. John ClargoGatehouse Chambers
  25. Jonathan WillsLandmark Chambers
  26. Joseph SteadmanWilberforce Chambers
  27. Katie HelmoreLandmark Chambers
  28. Marie-Claire BleasdaleRadcliffe Chambers
  29. Mark GaltreyWilberforce Chambers
  30. Miriam SeitlerLandmark Chambers
  31. Neil MendozaSelborne Chambers
  32. Priya GopalGatehouse Chambers
  33. Richard CleggSelborne Chambers
  34. Richard GranbyTanfield Chambers
  35. Sam Madge-WyldTanfield Chambers
  36. Simon AtkinsonWilberforce Chambers
  37. Simon WilliamsRadcliffe Chambers
  38. Thomas RothwellFalcon Chambers
  39. Tom MorrisLandmark Chambers
  40. Tom RoscoeWilberforce Chambers
U

  1. Byroni KleopaGatehouse Chambers
  2. Fern SchofieldFalcon Chambers
  3. Mattie GreenLandmark Chambers
  4. Taylor BriggsFalcon Chambers

All Sets profiles

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Band 1

  1. Falcon Chambers
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    Falcon Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked

    Falcon Chambers is a leading specialist real estate litigation set with an impressive bench of both silks and juniors appearing in high-profile cases. Members are able to provide expertise in the full range of real estate areas, including landlord and tenant disputes, rights of light, complex easement litigation, and agriculture and telecommunications cases. Barristers at Falcon Chambers have been involved in the All England Tennis Club development at Wimbledon. One source comments: "Falcon Chambers has exceptional barristers that are leaders in their field, often working on highly complex work all the way up to the Supreme Court," while another notes that: "the expertise at every level is what sets Falcon Chambers apart."

  2. Landmark Chambers
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    Landmark Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked

    Landmark Chambers provides expertise in a host of areas, including core real property disputes as well as telecommunications and licensing cases. Landmark's members regularly appear in the higher courts and continue to be instructed in high-profile and complex disputes, including representing the claimants in the high-profile Annington Properties v Secretary of State. Rights of light, enfranchisement, overage disputes and trespass all feature in the set's recent caseload. A source states that the set has "huge strength in depth across their roster of property specialist barristers," while another adds that "Landmark is the best set in the business in my view. They have specialists across the board and can always work to tight deadlines whenever required."

  3. Wilberforce Chambers
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    Wilberforce Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked

    Wilberforce Chambers acts on a wide range of property matters, including both residential and commercial landlord and tenant cases, development disputes, title disputes and agricultural property cases. Members appear frequently in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. This year, members of the set have appeared on both sides of Iya Patarkatsishivili & anor v William Woodward-Fisher, the high-profile 'moths' case which has made headline news. A source reports: "Wilberforce Chambers is the go-to set for property litigation. The skillset at all levels is unrivalled and they will always be a first choice for any high value, complex property dispute." Another interviewee adds: "Wilberforce is the best of the best in our real estate disputes area and its roster of barristers is top tier."

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Band 2

  1. Gatehouse Chambers
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    Gatehouse Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked

    Gatehouse Chambers is home to accomplished barristers with strong experience in real estate litigation, who tackle a full assortment of cases including telecommunications, construction and professional negligence-related claims. Barristers at the set have been instructed in complex cases relating to trespassers, as well as land registration disputes. Members have appeared recently in Triplark Limited v Whale & ors, a dispute relating to a substantial estate of flats in North London. One source states that "Gatehouse Chambers is a brilliant chambers with high quality barristers at all levels," while another interviewee remarks that "Gatehouse has a wealth of property experts and incredibly astute barristers."

  2. Maitland Chambers
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    Maitland Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 2 | 20 Years Ranked

    Maitland Chambers enjoys a strong reputation for property litigation. The set is home to accomplished silks and juniors who provide clients with the benefit of extensive expertise in areas including landlord and tenant law, telecommunications matters and development disputes. Maitland Chambers is well equipped to handle mortgage cases and other disputes with complex commercial elements. Members of the set have this year appeared in significant cases including Cooper v Ludgate House, a high-profile rights of light dispute. According to one interviewee, Maitland is a "very good Chambers, with counsel who can advise up to and beyond the edges of pure real estate law," while another remarks the set "not only has in-depth knowledge of the law but applies the right strategy to produce results for clients."

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  3. Selborne Chambers
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    Selborne Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 2 | 20 Years Ranked

    Selborne Chambers is noted for its broad skills in property litigation, providing expertise in areas ranging from development and dilapidations claims to possession disputes. Members are active in the Supreme Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. This year, members of the set have been involved with London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas, a case regarding insurance commissions which has gained widespread attention. An interviewee praises the set as having a "very wide range of skills in the property sphere at all levels of seniority which is ideal for my practice area." Another source adds that "Selborne has a number of highly skilled property litigators that are client-friendly, commercial and great to work with."

  4. Tanfield Chambers
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    Tanfield Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 2 | 20 Years Ranked

    Tanfield Chambers is highlighted for the expertise of its members in landlord and tenant disputes. Barristers at the set have a wealth of knowledge in such matters as lease disputes, restrictive covenants and development issues. The team is also known for its work in enfranchisement disputes. The set is incredibly well-versed in matters pertaining to the Building Safety Act 2022. This last year, members of the set appeared in A1 Ground Rents (Sunderland) v Tudor Studios RTM, a case regarding the validity of property notices which was heard in the Supreme Court. One interviewee comments that the Tanfield team "has a fantastic depth of technical expertise in leasehold enfranchisement." Another source adds that "the barristers demonstrate excellent attention to detail and a highly practical, solutions-focused approach."

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Band 3

  1. Enterprise Chambers
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    Enterprise Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked

    Enterprise Chambers is noted for its strength in landlord and tenant disputes, with members frequently acting on both sides of complex disputes. Additional strength is found in complementary areas such as insolvency, professional negligence and a wide variety of cases heard in the Chancery Division. This year the set appeared in a number of significant cases, including Birch Housing Ltd v Alco 1 Limited/LondonMetric Property. A source says that Enterprise is "an extremely clever set, with barristers who are very persuasive and possess outstanding advocacy skills," while another states members of the set are "good at cutting through complex factual backgrounds and focusing on the substantive issues."

  2. Radcliffe Chambers
    3
    Radcliffe Chambers
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked

    Radcliffe Chambers provides expertise in a host of contentious property matters, as well as related areas including trusts, professional negligence and insolvency disputes. Members have undertaken repair cases, service charge disputes, rent review matters and rights of way cases, among others. This year, the set was involved in Savage v Savage, wherein the meaning of s.15(3) of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 was determined in the Court of Appeal. An instructing solicitor says of the set: "Their barristers are all very bright and their juniors are excellent. No problem is too big and even on small matters they are willing to help." Another interviewee adds that the set provides "great strength in depth across all levels of seniority, covering all aspects of real estate litigation."

  3. Serle Court
    3
    Serle Court
    Real Estate Litigation
    2026 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked

    Serle Court is a set with strong expertise across a wide range of real estate disputes, with recent experience in areas including waterways, restrictive covenants, service charges and trespassing. Members are experienced in both chancery and commercial cases. Barristers at the set act for high net worth individuals, investment and development companies and hotel groups, among other clients. Barristers at the set have been involved in several high-profile matters this year, including URS Corporation v BDW Trading, acting for the Secretary of State for Communities, Housing and Local Government, who intervened in the appeal in the Supreme Court. One source comments that Serle Court is a "commercially-focused set offering a breadth of property related legal services," while another states "Serle Court is starting to gain a greater presence among the Property Litigation Association, offering a true alternative to the usual suspects."