Property, Land and Real Estate

Real Estate constantly gives rise to disputes and differences between parties, whether landlord and tenant, neighbours, mortgagor and mortgagee, owner and insurer or owner and public or statutory body.  In Place of Strife was founded in 1995 by Mark Jackson-Stops, then a Chartered Surveyor, now Head of Chambers, and the Chambers has a particular strength in the area of property, land and real estate disputes.  Mediation is particularly well suited to resolving such disputes early and effectively.

Areas which are regularly resolved by our mediators include:

Landlord and tenant:

• Rent reviews
• Dilapidation claims
• Property management, including service charges
• Leasehold enfranchisement[1]    

Neighbour disputes:

• Boundary problems
• Party Wall disputes
• Rights of Way
• Adverse possession
• Restrictive covenants

Public realm:

• Town planning
• Compulsory purchase and compensation
• Environmental, pollution and contamination

Professional negligence:

• Claims against solicitors, surveyors, valuers, architects

Mortgages:

• Disputes between borrowers and lenders

Insurance:

• Coverage disputes
• Subrogated recoveries of property liability claims

Agriculture, farming:

• Partnerships
• Crop and stock damage
• Agricultural contracting