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Legal advice from a specialist team can help resolve disputes quickly, minimising any disruption to your business.
If you have a dispute concerning property or land, then strategic advice at the earliest stage can help you resolve issues in the most cost-effective way.
Whether you are a commercial landlord, developer, lender, commercial tenant, private individual or landowner, disputes can be costly both in terms of time and money.
Seeking pragmatic and strategic advice as soon as issues arise can help you find practical and cost-effective solutions.
Having worked with some of the UK’s largest housebuilders and developers, we are highly experienced in dealing with all forms of dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication and formal court litigation.
What is a property dispute?
A property dispute is a legal conflict between two or more parties over the ownership, use, or possession of a piece of real estate. This can include disputes over boundaries, easements, zoning, title, or any other aspect of property ownership.

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What property dispute legal services do we offer?
Commercial landlord and tenant issues
- Commercial lease renewal proceedings
- Forfeiture proceedings
- Break notices
- Dilapidation claims
- Service charge disputes
- Rent review
- Breach of covenant claims
- Possession claims including removing trespassers
Issues relating to development and use of land
- Easement/rights of way disputes
- Restrictive covenants
- Nuisance claims
- Party wall disputes
- Construction and building contract disputes
- Development disputes
- Adverse possession claims
- Boundary disputes
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Property disputes – under the spotlight
The role of the ‘tenacious’ litigator
Chris Marsden and Anna Iceton, Partners in our real estate disputes team explore the topic of the tenacious litigator and how different approaches can often yield different outcomes.
If you have a dispute concerning property or land, then strategic advice at the earliest stage can help you resolve issues in the most cost-effective way. Whether you are a commercial landlord, developer, lender, commercial tenant, private individual or landowner, disputes can be costly both in terms of time and money.
Mediation in real estate disputes
Anna Iceton and Chris Marsden, Partners in our real estate disputes team discuss the role of mediation in real estate disputes.
Mediation plays a vital role in resolving real estate disputes by offering a flexible, confidential alternative to traditional litigation. It allows parties to work with a neutral mediator to find mutually acceptable solutions, saving time, money, and preserving important professional relationships in the process. Watch and find out more.
The role of the ‘tenacious’ litigator
Chris Marsden and Anna Iceton, Partners in our real estate disputes team explore the topic of the tenacious litigator and how different approaches can often yield different outcomes.
If you have a dispute concerning property or land, then strategic advice at the earliest stage can help you resolve issues in the most cost-effective way. Whether you are a commercial landlord, developer, lender, commercial tenant, private individual or landowner, disputes can be costly both in terms of time and money.
Mediation in real estate disputes
Anna Iceton and Chris Marsden, Partners in our real estate disputes team discuss the role of mediation in real estate disputes.
Mediation plays a vital role in resolving real estate disputes by offering a flexible, confidential alternative to traditional litigation. It allows parties to work with a neutral mediator to find mutually acceptable solutions, saving time, money, and preserving important professional relationships in the process. Watch and find out more.
The role of the ‘tenacious’ litigator
Chris Marsden and Anna Iceton, Partners in our real estate disputes team explore the topic of the tenacious litigator and how different approaches can often yield different outcomes.
If you have a dispute concerning property or land, then strategic advice at the earliest stage can help you resolve issues in the most cost-effective way. Whether you are a commercial landlord, developer, lender, commercial tenant, private individual or landowner, disputes can be costly both in terms of time and money.


Why Moore Barlow?
Working collaboratively with our commercial disputes and transactional real estate colleagues, we draw on a breadth of experience and expertise to provide you with a service of the highest quality.
We have considerable experience advising commercial landlords, developers, lenders, commercial tenants, private individuals and landowners.
Our approach focusses on providing advice at an early stage to help you reach a cost-effective solution as quickly as possible.
Our recent work includes:
- Advising property investment company in defended lease renewal proceedings against major retailer relying on redevelopment grounds.
- Advising national housing developer on how to deal with restrictive covenants to unlock development potential of land.
- Representing an employer under a building contract in an adjudication against a main contractor in relation to a multi-million pound refurbishment project.
- Defending a claim for acquisition of rights of way over privately-owned land.
- Acting for a landlord seeking possession of a telecommunications site under the electronic communications code.
- Representing a landlord of mixed use flats against a neighbouring developer in claim for trespass and nuisance.
With our expert team based across our offices in London, Richmond, Southampton, Guildford, Lymington and Woking, we’re ideally placed to offer specialist support on a local and national level.
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The team that I predominantly deal with are technically excellent and commercially minded, which enables decisions to be made and recoveries to be effected at the best rates for creditors and lenders alike.
Legal 500, 2024
Throughout this protracted episode you and your staff worked tirelessly to bring the whole sorry saga to an acceptable settlement. How you managed to remain so professional was amazing and I am eternally grateful to you for this. Your ability to eventually reach an acceptable agreement is a credit to you all. Your attention to detail and to always keep me in the picture is commendable and is also a credit to you all. I would have no hesitation in recommending your firm and you in particular as being absolutely first class in every way.
Client
The practice has a high caliber of experienced and highly knowledgeable team members.
Legal 500, 2025
Moore Barlow is active across a range of landlord and tenant disputes involving lease extensions, dilapidation claims and tenancy deposits. It acts on recovery proceedings, compulsory purchase and possession orders. The team has further strength in contentious change of use and planning permission matters. It also advises on access rights matters, including those relating to common land.
Chambers & Partners, 2024
They make complex issues easier to understand and have experts in all parts of property litigation, so we are covered in every eventuality.
Chambers & Partners, 2024
The firm is well respected locally and houses a large number of specialist lawyers in the property sector, meaning that it has the breadth and depth of support needed to deal with all types of property dispute. The firm is efficient, has some talented lawyers and is well respected locally.
Legal 500, 2024
The team at Moore Barlow offer a breadth of knowledge and their strengths lie in their availability to offer advice and assistance with any issue.
Legal 500, 2024
The team that I predominantly deal with are technically excellent and commercially minded, which enables decisions to be made and recoveries to be effected at the best rates for creditors and lenders alike.
Legal 500, 2024
Throughout this protracted episode you and your staff worked tirelessly to bring the whole sorry saga to an acceptable settlement. How you managed to remain so professional was amazing and I am eternally grateful to you for this. Your ability to eventually reach an acceptable agreement is a credit to you all. Your attention to detail and to always keep me in the picture is commendable and is also a credit to you all. I would have no hesitation in recommending your firm and you in particular as being absolutely first class in every way.
Client
The practice has a high caliber of experienced and highly knowledgeable team members.
Legal 500, 2025
Moore Barlow is active across a range of landlord and tenant disputes involving lease extensions, dilapidation claims and tenancy deposits. It acts on recovery proceedings, compulsory purchase and possession orders. The team has further strength in contentious change of use and planning permission matters. It also advises on access rights matters, including those relating to common land.
Chambers & Partners, 2024
They make complex issues easier to understand and have experts in all parts of property litigation, so we are covered in every eventuality.
Chambers & Partners, 2024
The firm is well respected locally and houses a large number of specialist lawyers in the property sector, meaning that it has the breadth and depth of support needed to deal with all types of property dispute. The firm is efficient, has some talented lawyers and is well respected locally.
Legal 500, 2024
The team at Moore Barlow offer a breadth of knowledge and their strengths lie in their availability to offer advice and assistance with any issue.
Legal 500, 2024
The team that I predominantly deal with are technically excellent and commercially minded, which enables decisions to be made and recoveries to be effected at the best rates for creditors and lenders alike.