Solicitors

Helen Close

Helen Close

Work Department

Property Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Helen has 27 years’ experience in property litigation. Helen provides support to both owners and occupiers on all contentious property matters. She has a proven track record in advising clients on complex landlord and tenant and real estate disputes as well as experience working with client Property Directors and their teams providing assistance with all their strategic and day-to day portfolio management.  Helen’s experience of property litigation management both in-house and in private practice has resulted in an  astute commercial approach to dispute resolution and risk management.

Helen‘s experience covers the full spectrum  of property disputes, litigation (including alternative dispute resolution), rent review disputes, tortious issues,  developer disputes arising under property contracts, easement claims, professional negligence claims (arising from property matters), contract interpretation and disputes, covenant enforcement, break option advice, dilapidations and lease exit management and 1954 Act lease renewal claims. She is also an expert on the Electronic Communications Code. Helen’s successful reported cases include Blockbuster v Leakcliff Properties [1997] and Perry v Day [2005]. 

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