Property Disputes
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Whether your issue concerns residential or commercial property we have one of the largest teams of specialist litigators in the South East including partners, solicitors, trainees and paralegals. We are experienced in acting in a range of property litigation disputes nationally.
Our property litigation team act for landlords of property nationwide, helping landlords evict bad tenants and in dealing with situations where rent arrears have accrued or where a tenant is claiming damages for disrepair. In many cases we are able to offer our fixed fee possession service and our team have successfully acted in hundreds of possession and landlord and tenant claims. Typically we only act for landlords. The law in this area has changed significantly in the last ten years or so especially. The law is precise and apparently minor problems can lead to wasted time and costs. We help landlords resolve these problems and issues with the minimal fuss and cost. The advice we always give is tailored to regaining possession and any arrears as quickly, cheaply and as painlessly as possible.
We are also experienced in dealing with more complex property litigation including more significant claims and frequently help landlords and freehold owners, developers, portfolio owners or offshore companies claiming to recover losses or defend claims issued against them. We also assist construction companies nationally resolve and avoid disputes involving litigation and adjudications.
We frequently act for block managers in dealing with lessees who have fallen into service charge arrears and are able to assist and advise people involved in first tier tribunal proceedings.
Our work includes services for commercial landlords as well as residential property landlords. We frequently act for landlords of commercial property in dealing with breaches of lease and forfeiture and are happy to assist and advise in this legal area.
The starting point is always to call us and we will be happy to speak with you without any charge or obligation. If we can help you we will say how and will be clear on what it will cost you. In many property disputes we are able to charge low fixed fees or can enter into no win, no fee agreements backing our own advice.
We help landlords and letting agents nationally give outstanding service to their landlords by giving access to a free telephone advice line with us. This includes access to updates and checklists designed to make your life as an agent easier. To register or to ask us about how this service works click here.
Call us on 0345 314 2044 or email [email protected] to discuss your issue or problem without any initial charge or obligation or for further details of our services for residential and commercial landlords click below;
No Win No Fee Eligibility Calculator
This is a non binding indication whether Helix Law Ltd might be able to offer you a "No Win, No Fee" agreement (also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement, or CFA). There is no cost of obligation for using this service and each case is assessed on its merits.
Area of work
We only enter into CFA funding agreements in relation to some commercial, property and construction disputes. We therefore need to understand what type of dispute you have so that we can assess whether a CFA might be appropriate.
Is the value in dispute more than £10,000?
This is important because typically it is only possible to recover legal costs, including costs funded on a ‘No Win, No Fee’ (or ‘Conditional Fee Agreement’), where the amount in dispute is over £10,000. If you have a dispute where your losses and damages are less than £10,000 it is unlikely we can offer you a CFA.
Is the value in dispute more than £10,000?
This is important because typically it is only possible to recover legal costs, including costs funded on a ‘No Win, No Fee’ (or ‘Conditional Fee Agreement’), where the amount in dispute is over £10,000. If you have a dispute where your losses and damages are less than £10,000 it is unlikely we can offer you a CFA.
Is the value in dispute more than £10,000?
This is important because typically it is only possible to recover legal costs, including costs funded on a ‘No Win, No Fee’ (or ‘Conditional Fee Agreement’), where the amount in dispute is over £10,000. If you have a dispute where your losses and damages are less than £10,000 it is unlikely we can offer you a CFA.
The dispute is:
Generally speaking tenants will not own assets. That means you might ‘win’ but not recover damages and costs- even if the court orders the tenant to pay. Whereas if your dispute is with a property owner we can usually recover your costs and damages from their share of the property.
Is your claim about an unpaid application for payment and/or retention greater than £20,000?
This is important as it helps us assess the likely cost; benefit for you, and our ability to offer you CFA funding.
Do you have a contract in writing or registered shares in your name?
The more evidence you have in support of your allegations, the better your prospects of success. The higher your prospects of success, the more likely we can offer you a CFA funding arrangement.
Is the issue arising recently or within the last 6 years at most?
All disputes are subject to limitation periods- this is the period of time in which a claim must be issued. Most limitation periods in our work are 6 years. There can be exceptions and upto 12 years is possible, but this is a factor that can increase risk to you and to us and might lead to us declining to offer a CFA. With the passage of time memories can/will also fade, and evidence can be lost or destroyed. Acting promptly can therefore be important.
Does the opponent own property in England and Wales?
We want to ensure we can force your opponent to pay if they refuse to pay. If your opponent has assets, usually property, we can have greater confidence of recovering money, property, or assets (or all the above), for you. Otherwise there can be risk that you have a good claim with good prospects of success, but if your oppoennt doesn’t own anything, you might not recover damages or losses.
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Based on the form, we think there is a good prospect we will be prepared to offer you a No Win No Fee agreement (CFA). Please confirm your contact details and a member of our team will contact you usually within 1 hour during usual business hours.
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