Howes Percival LLP has a market-leading property litigation practice and attracts instructions from investment funds, institutional landlords, developers, and private individuals. Property portfolio management for landlords and tenants remains a core component of the team’s work, as well as a robust development practice. Geraint Davies heads up the team and lends his extensive experience to high-value property and development-related disputes. Satnam Chayra is a seasoned adviser in the contentious property space and is the key point of contact for landlord and tenant issues. With experience across a wealth of property disputes, Aimee Newton is noted for her residential possession expertise.
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Work highlights
Advising a trust and various family members in relation to a dispute concerning ownership and claims over valuable land with development potential.
Acting for a client on a claim to partition jointly owned land under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
Advising a tenant on defending a claim for service charge arrears in excess of £3.3m, where the terms of occupation and the amount of service charge payable are in dispute.
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Practice head
Geraint Davies
Other key lawyers
Satnam Chayra; Aimee Newton