Property Litigation

We are very experienced in Property Litigation.

Our firm has been a specialist litigation firm since its inception.

Property litigation consists of disputes concerning land. (We have a separate page about landlord and tenant law.)

Examples of property litigation matters which we have dealt with include:

1. Rights of light disputes – including preventing the acquisition of rights to light by way of the registration of a light obstruction notice (LON) with the Local Authority.
2. Claims for infringement of rights of way and other easements (namely rights over adjoining land).
3. Disputes about restrictive covenants affecting land.
4. Claims for nuisance against adjoining owners/occupiers – This includes (but not limited to):
   • Water penetration.
   • Excessive noise and disturbance.
   • Dust from building works.
5. Disputes over property ownership – This includes:
   • Defending against claims of ownership of land by adverse possession.
   • Claiming ownership of land by adverse possession.
   • Endeavouring to rectify the Land Registry following fraudulently signed transfers of land.
6. Professional negligence claims following the acquisition of land with a defective title. For example, the existence of rights affecting the land which were not disclosed by the conveyancing solicitor.
7. Co-ownership disputes – This comprises a reasonable amount of our case load. This involves not only issues such as the sale of the co-owned land but also issues such as equitable accounting. This is where one party has improved the land or where the land has been mortgaged to provide money for the business of the other party or to provide for land acquisition by the other party.