Andrew Williams is a true specialist, practising exclusively in Real Estate litigation. Accordingly he has extensive experience of almost every type of property dispute.
Chambers and Partners 2024 describes him as a “formidable advocate” and states that his “knowledge of property law is second to none”.
He has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels all the way up to and including the House of Lords/Supreme Court.
As a former university lecturer in land law and with 30 years’ experience at the Chancery bar, he is frequently involved in complex real estate litigation, instructed by public bodies, companies and individuals. He has appeared in numerous reported decisions and his articles on property law topics have been published extensively, mainly in specialist journals.
Andrew’s practice extends to virtually all aspects of property litigation including:
- Landlord & Tenant: Commercial & residential L&T e.g. forfeiture & termination of leases, Building Safety Act 2022, dilapidations, business lease renewals, service charges, leasehold enfranchisement & right to manage, agricultural tenancies, possession claims, break clauses, rent review, leasehold covenants, licences and security of tenure
- Land registration and sale of land including: construction of contracts, options, property fraud, rectification, specific performance and development disputes inc. overage, off-plan & new build developments
- Adverse possession, boundaries and easements inc. prescription, rights of way, rights to light, trespass, nuisance, public rights of way and injunctions
- Restrictive covenants inc. modification & discharge in the Upper Tribunal and enforceability
- Estoppel & co-ownership inc. proprietary estoppel, constructive & resulting trusts, TOLATA 1996, shared ownership schemes & estoppel licences
- Professional negligence in respect of virtually all property-related matters especially solicitors negligence claims arising out of property transactions
- Nuisance (inc flooding claims)
- Probate & administration of estates featuring a property-related dispute
- Vesting orders, mortgages, charges, undue influence
