Led by the 'excellent' Sian Jones, Blake Morgan LLP's team provides a 'highly efficient, engaging and knowledgeable' service to landowners, tenants, developers and property companies across a wide range of disputes, including on the enforcement of covenants, lease renewal proceedings, dilapidation claims and adverse possession matters. Public sector instructions, however, remain a core driver of the practice, including work for the Welsh Government in the defence of CPO claims, from local authorities on lease renewal disputes, and from housing associations across a range of matters, including disrepair claims and anti-social behaviour breaches.

Forming a key part of the firm's overarching national offering, as well as being a compelling proposition in its own right, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP's six-strong Cardiff-based team excels in handling a range of strategic risk management and contentious matters, for corporates, developers and public sector entities, which often own extensive property portfolios. Team head Kathryn Cook has an excellent track record across a range of property disputes, including as it relates to tenant default and dilapidations issues, work which she very effectively handles for major retail clients, financial services/pension providers and transport and infrastructure clients.

Adopting 'sensible approaches to resolution' but unafraid to be 'firm and forthright where necessary', Geldards LLP's team provides 'commercial advice' to a varied mix of public and private sector clients, including numerous major retail clients with sizeable property portfolios. Team head Ed Meggitt is 'very pleasant to deal with' and has developed niche expertise advising water utility companies on the protection of assets/infrastructure either through common law remedies or under the Water Industry Act 1991. Nicola Lawrence is the other partner in the group and provides a 'very reassuring experience' to clients on commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters, as well as rights of way and nuisance claims.

The 'very hardworking and knowledgeable' team at Hugh James represents private and public sector entities across a myriad pure disputes work (including as it relates to rights of way, landlord and tenant and planning law), in addition to strategic land management matters. A significant volume of litigation is generated from the firm's developer side relationships, both for private sector housebuilders, as well as for social housing clients, an area that 'friendly and approachable' team head Robert  Phillips excels. In addition to his conventional property litigation workload, Phillips has also developed niche expertise defending landowners, including Natural Resources Wales, in the growing area of contested mineral rights ownership. Jo Brown is the other partner in the team, and has particular experience advising telecoms and hospitality clients on property disputes.

Under the leadership of commercial litigator Hugh Hitchcock , Acuity Law has vastly increased its commercial litigation credentials in recent years, work which had already thrown up a not inconsiderable volume of construction and real estate litigation. However, it was the 'outstanding' Neil Morgan's arrival in May 2019 from Darwin Gray LLP that was the real game-changer for the firm and has led to to a step change in quality and quantity of pure property litigation instructions. Most of Morgan's work continues to flow from the social housing sector, where he is appreciated for his willingness to provide  'practical advice on how to navigate difficult situations'. The team's ability to provide specialised property litigation advice was also recently enhanced by the arrival of senior associate Jennifer Butcher from Hugh James in May 2020.

Under the leadership of the 'impressive' Stephen Meade, Capital Law Limited has developed a reputation for being 'heavy-hitters' across a range of litigation, including a considerable and growing volume of work within the property sphere. A good deal of this work flows out of the healthcare sector, and the firm's role as one of the outsourced legal advisors to BMA Law has seen it involved in numerous property landlord and tenant disputes.

The 'excellent and dynamic' team at Morgan LaRoche provides 'efficient and proactive advice' to local businesses, private individuals and public/quasi public sector entities across a range of property disputes. Praised for his 'business-minded approach', team head Jason Williams has 'significant experience in property litigation', and has been involved in numerous reported landlord and tenant cases (including a high-profile Supreme Court case regarding the interpretation of service charge clauses). 'Highly knowledgeable and easy to work with', Ashley Davies is also a key member of the team and since his arrival from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in January 2020 has hit the ground running, handling work for a varied array of existing and new clients, including businesses, property investors and private individuals.