Practice Areas

We Are Experts In:

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Boundary Disputes

We help you manage the problem between you and your neighbour and find a resolution that works for you.

 

We have experience in the following areas:

 

  1. Boundary Determination by Land Registry
  2. Boundary agreements
  3. Providing representation during legal proceedings and any final hearing before the Court
  4. Dealing with proceedings before the Adjudicator to Land Registry
  5. Instructing a boundary surveyor to prepare reports and plans
  6. Attendance at mediation

Claims for Adverse Possession

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Contentious Probate

We know that it can be incredibly stressful if a loved one has not made provisions for you in their Will.  Alternatively, you may have concerns that your loved one has been pressurised into making a Will

which did not reflect their wishes or that they lacked the capacity to make a Will.  Our support enables clients to achieve what matters to them, obtaining an outcome that is fair.

 

Some of the things we advise clients on include:

 

Claims under the Inheritance and Financial Dependants Claims Act 1975

Declarations

Larke v Nugus Letters

Testator Capacity

Proprietary Estoppel

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Contract

Contract disputes can happen in a number of ways, particularly where one party has breached the terms of an agreement and when a party has failed to pay sums when they fall due.

 

Our solicitors have been advising and acting for clients on all aspects of contract law.  We provide representation and strategic advice whether you are pursuing an opponent or defending a claim presented against you.

 

Our services cover a number of areas including:

 

Breach of contract

Wrongful termination

Breach of Warranty

Licence Agreements

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Insurance Law

Our team has been active in the insurance market for a number of years.  We give coverage advice and provide claims services to our clients.

 

Our insurance experts advise on all perils and insurance that covers them.  We have acted or advised on the following areas:

 

Notification Requirements

Physical damage to property

Applicability of exclusions

Scope of cover

Recovery claims

Fraudulent claims

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Landlord and Tenant

We have specialised knowledge of all disputes relating to leases and our team can help ensure that your interests are protected.  We advise in the following areas:

 

Breach of Covenant

Rental Arrears

Service Charge Arrears and Disputes

Dilapidations Claims

Section 20 Notices – consultation over works

Pursuing a guarantor

Applications to the First Tier Tribunal Property Chamber

Lease Extensions

Freehold Sales

Section 146 Notices

Section 25 and 26 Notices

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Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service

The Financial Ombudsman Service is ever expanding to regulate consumer complaints across a number of sectors.  This is being driven as a response to the demands and needs of a society, many of whom, have suffered loss as a consequence of action taken by those business regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

We work with a range of clients to enable them to navigate this field.  We provide advice on:

Insurers’ decisions to repudiate a claim.

Policy voidance on the grounds of misrepresentation

Presentation of a complaint to the relevant business

Presentation of a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service

 

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Misrepresentation

Buying a home is one of the most expensive purchases that you will make.  Therefore, it can be incredibly stressful to discover upon gaining the keys that there is a serious problem with your home and that the seller has not told the truth or may have covered something up about the property.

 

Our expertise can help you achieve a range of potential outcomes which include:

 

  1. Rescinding the Contract and achieving a recovery of the deposit or purchase monies
  2. Claiming back from the seller any losses you have incurred which were caused by the misrepresentation
  3. Recovery of the legal costs to put the problem right

Negotiating a settlement

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Trusts of Land and Co-ownership

If you own a home with your ex partner or a family member and there is a dispute regarding your share of the property, our experts will provide you with advice and representation covering the following areas:

 

Declaration of Trust

Proprietary Estoppel

Transfer of Equity

Claims under Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (“TOLATA”)

Obtaining a Declaration from the Court

Injunctions

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Enforcement

If you have a Judgment or other Court Order that you need to enforce, our solicitors will advise and guide you through the appropriate method which include:

 

Presentation of a bankruptcy petition

Winding up petition

Interim and Final Charging Orders

Attachment of Earnings Order

Instruction of Bailiffs / High Court Enforcement Officers

Order for Debtor to attend Court for questioning

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Possession Claims

If you are a Landlord experiencing difficulty with one of your tenants, whether that be because they are in breach of the terms of the tenancy agreement or they are in arrears with their rent, we help you protect your interests in the following ways

1. Preparation of and service of either a Section 8 or 21 Notice

2. Negotiating with the tenant

3. Preparing papers to issue a possession claim at Court

4. Providing representation at the Possession Hearing

5. Instructing High Court Enforcement Officers to carry out the eviction

 

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Professional Negligence

If you have employed the services of a professional in a particular field but they have made an error or given you incorrect advice and this has caused you loss as a result, we can help you. 

 

If the service fell below the standard reasonably expected of the professional in their field and you suffered loss as a consequence, you may be entitled to compensation.   Examples of the professionals include:

 

Accountants

Surveyors

Barristers

Solicitors

Financial Advisors

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Debt Recovery

Whether you are an individual or a business who is owed money by a third party, our specialists can help you recover monies that is due to you.

We will advise and represent you in connection with various actions that are available such as:

Obtaining a County Court Judgment

Service of a Statutory Demand

Presentation of a Petition for Bankruptcy

Winding up Petitions

Our fees are charged at the following hourly rates:

Partner:     £250

Solicitor:    £200

Paralegal:  £135

Prior to the commencement of any work, we will provide you with a fee estimate for each stage of the process and agree this with you.

Our fees include the work below:


Taking your instructions and reviewing all documents.


Undertaking all relevant searches.


Drafting a Letter of Claim and advising you about all aspects of the process.


Dealing with the Letter of Response to the claim.


Negotiating with your opponent to settle claim.


Preparing the Court paperwork.


Dealing with Defence to your claim.


Advice and Representation at the Cost and Case Management before the Court.


Dealing with Disclosure (all documents relevant to your claim and your opponents documents).


Preparing Witness Statements (yours and reviewing and advising you regarding statements by opponent’s witnesses.


Preparing for and attendance at Pre-Trial Review.


Preparing for Trial.


Instructing Counsel to attend Trial and represent you.


Attendance at trial with you and obtaining a Judgment.


The time that it takes from our receipt of your instructions for a matter to complete depends upon the stage at which any recovery of money for you is achieved.