Recent experience includes advising:

• A shopping centre landlord in relation to numerous tenants and licensees who remained in occupation after their occupational arrangements expired. Advising on tenancies at will and the 1954 Act renewal positions.
• A property unit trust in an opposed business lease renewal (where the opposition was later withdrawn, and the matter referred to PACT arbitration).
• A global asset management fund in relation to insolvent tenants and CVAs, including advice on the effect of the New Look CVA and lease termination.
• A property development and investment company in relation to the forfeiture of the lease of a household name restaurant premises, for non-payment of rent, and advising throughout the relief from forfeiture process in order to secure a settlement arrangement to maintain the forfeiture.
• A developer client in relation to vacant possession advice in anticipation of redevelopment, including advice on termination of the 1954 Act protected sub-tenancies.
• Residential developers, and a shopping centre owner regarding service of Notices to Complete and Notices to Rescind against defaulting buyers.
• A pension trust regarding arrears recovery options against solvent and insolvent tenants, including letters before action, court proceedings, and service of s.81 notices on subtenants.
• A FTSE 100 retailer in various pre-action and litigated 1954 Act business lease renewals, including opposed renewals, and general asset management (as both landlord and tenant). Recent matters also include advice relating to section 17 notices on it as former tenant, and securing a settlement in an opposed lease renewal where landlord and tenant were competitor retailers.