ABOUT THE ROLE

We are delighted to be expanding our Real Estate Disputes team in the Thames Valley. We are keen to hear from any NQs up to Senior Associates/Legal Directors who either currently undertake property litigation work or who work in a broader commercial disputes role and are interested in specialising in the dynamic and ever relevant area of Real Estate Disputes.
This opportunity offers you the chance to work with a broad range of clients - from international corporates, national and local corporates, NHS, local government, charities, universities and colleges, schools and individuals. You will also have the opportunity to work with our established national team across all of HCR’s offices. You will have a team of top quality, Legal 500 and Chambers rates lawyers around you to support you as you take the next step in your career and will undertake a broad spectrum of work across both the commercial and residential property arenas.
The team advises investors, developers, owners and occupiers of real estate on how best to avoid, manage and resolve real estate issues and disputes. “We listen to client’s priorities and use our skills to reach a swift resolution”. The work the team does includes:

Landlord and tenant issues, acting for either landlords or tenants, including :

• commercial lease renewals
• rent reviews
• lease assignment and subletting, breaches of lease covenants
• unlawful use and alteration
• recovering possession of commercial and residential premises
• effective exercise of lease break rights
• mixed use schemes including statutory right of pre-emption

Real estate issues including:

• adverse possession
• land sale and purchase transactions
• development agreements
• option and overage provisions
• rights of light
• restrictive covenants
• nuisance
• boundary disputes
• trespassers
• providing strategic advice to obtain vacant possession of development sites.