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Hamlins LLP supports a wide-range of clients including property managers, investors, residential leaseholders and commercial landlords and tenants. The team is led by Kate Andrews, who has considerable experience handling leasehold covenants, dilapidations, service charges and rent reviews, alongside other landlord and tenant issues. Andrews is supported by 'truly excellent solicitor' Sarah Finch, a specialist in commercial property disputes arising from issues in blocks of flats.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Sarah Finch a tactical warrior of a litigator that you want on and by your side. Her mix of patience, tenacity and intellect make her a truly excellent solicitor.’
  • ‘Kate Andrews is great tactician and negotiator who settles the unsettle-able, is hardworking and responsive.'

  • 'Sarah Finch gives clear advice which is easy for clients to understand and is also tailored to their needs. She sells her clients' case whilst being realistic about the prospects, risks and limits of the litigation process. She excels in complex and multi-party cases as she both engages with the detail and takes a high-level view when that is in the clients' best interests.’
  • ‘Kate Andrews is an excellent tactician and amazing with clients; Sarah Finch is very commercial and a major industry player.’

  • ‘Hamlins has a small but highly active and well-regarded property litigation team.’

  • ‘Kate Andrews is one of the best and most experienced property litigation partners in the country. She is immensely business and client-focused and utterly determined to explore every avenue to achieve her clients goals.’

  • ‘The depth of engagement and understanding of our business is noteworthy.'

  • ‘Kate Andrews is top of her game - a fantastically assured operator who wins plaudits from everyone she comes into contact with.’

Key clients

  • 10M GROUP LIMITED
  • 21 Upper Brook Street Limited
  • 3SIXTY RESTAURANTS LIMITED
  • 78 Wigmore Street Funding Co. Limited
  • 'A & A' SELF-STORAGE LTD
  • Abbey Commercial Ltd
  • ACE RENT A VAN LIMITED
  • Acemark Properties Limited
  • Allvest Company Limited
  • Antipodean (UK) Limited
  • ASHBOURNE DAY NURSERIES AT LITTLE FLYERS LTD
  • Ashtead Estates Limited
  • AVIDA (LONDON) LIMITED
  • Azure Services Ltd & Azure Resorts Ltd
  • BAHAGIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  • Bakerloo Limited
  • BASS ORTHODONTICS LIMITED
  • Basura Restaurants Limited
  • Beavor Lane LLP
  • BEDFORD ARCADE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  • Berger Crest Investments Limited
  • Bikem Limited
  • Blenheim Estates Limited
  • Brindley House RTM Company Limited
  • BROMLEY PARK GARDEN ESTATES LIMITED
  • BROSH LIMITED
  • Brukaros Ltd
  • CABOT INVESTMENTS LTD
  • Camberwell Developments Limited
  • Carlton Real Estates Developments Limited
  • CASPI SHARON AVIGAIL
  • CASTLE LANE SECURITIES LIMITED
  • CDR Nomineeco 1 Limited & CDR Nomineeco 2 Limited
  • CEDARHOPE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  • Centrick Commercial Limited
  • Centrick Limited
  • CENTRICK PROPERTY SALES LIMITED
  • Chas Newens Marine Co Limited
  • Chase Metal Recycling Limited
  • Cheshire Street Limited
  • Chiswick Quay Freeholds Limited
  • Citylake Investments Limited
  • Civic Centre Ltd
  • CLAYBAR LTD
  • Clockfair Limited
  • CLUB LA COSTA (UK) PLC
  • Container Space Limited
  • Cooley (UK) LLP
  • Countrywide Project Management Limited
  • CRAFTRULE LIMITED
  • CRAMION CO. LIMITED
  • CRED INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  • CROCUS HOME LOANS LIMITED
  • CROWN VIEW ESTATES LIMITED
  • CROWNPARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  • Crystal Wharf Management Company Limited
  • Cumberland Court Investments Ltd
  • Cyan Properties Limited
  • Daejan Investments Limited
  • DESIGN WAREHOUSE LIMITED
  • Diamond Resorts (Europe) Limited
  • Dickens Heath Management Company Limited
  • DOLLIS AVENUE LLP
  • DOQUEST LIMITED
  • Dovetail Clerkenwell Ltd
  • Drone Major Group Limited
  • Dudrich (Holdings) Limited
  • Ebury Greencrest LLP
  • EIGHTEEN BROADLANDS ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  • Elstree JV LP
  • Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited
  • EPWIN GROUP PLC
  • EPWIN LOGISTICS LIMITED
  • Eros Properties Limited
  • ES Whitefield Limited
  • FILBY THOMAS
  • FINE & COUNTRY LIMITED
  • FINEGOLD ASSETS LIMITED
  • FINSBURY SQUARE PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
  • Firgate Estates Limited
  • FIRST LONDON INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  • FLEETGUILD LIMITED
  • FLINTRULE LIMITED
  • Fordale Limited
  • Fortnum Developments Limited
  • Foxtons Limited
  • GILLESPIE MANNERS LIMITED
  • GLOSTER MEP LIMITED
  • Godwit Haven LLP
  • Goodpath Limited
  • GPEA Limited
  • GRADIENT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  • Grainmarket Properties Ltd
  • GREATER HAVEN LIMITED
  • GREEN RICHARD ALAN MR
  • GREENCAP IV LIMITED
  • Greencap Limited
  • Hamilton House Maintenance Limited
  • Hamilton House RTM Company Limited
  • Hampstead Residential Limited
  • Hartsbourne Properties Limited
  • HATTON GARDEN PROPERTIES LIMITED
  • HETTON PROPERTIES LIMITED
  • Highgrade Properties Limited
  • Hiilife Limited
  • HILLTOP BEAUTY SALON LIMITED
  • HILTON WORLDWIDE LIMITED
  • HOLLY PARK RETAIL LIMITED
  • HONEYACRE LIMITED
  • HYDROGEN FALMOUTH LIMITED
  • Indra Prastha Limited
  • Interpole Limited
  • Investin Properties Plc
  • Investin Sheldon Falmouth Developments Limited
  • J LEON & CO LIMITED
  • James Taylor Homes (Kingston) Limited
  • Julia RE (U.K.) Limited
  • Kerri Barwick
  • KINGSTON HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  • KOLUP INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  • L O W House, Leaseholders of Warriston House, R Collins, J Henty, E Chappell
  • L P C P S Painter, L Painter, C Painter, S Painter
  • Lackawanna Ltd
  • Lakewind Appartments LTD
  • LAL-SARIN, ANITA
  • Landmark Mortgages Ltd (LM XXXX)

Work highlights

  • Acted in and successfully settled a claim against Corum XL in relation to the specific performance of a development agreement and a counterclaim by Corum XL regarding a right of way over a parcel of the development land valued in the region of £30m; the substantive proceedings were for £6.2m.
  • Acting for a landlord client defending a claim for the service of section 146 notices on its claimant tenant of a zoo in Cumbria.
  • Advised on a claim for nuisance arising out of a defective sewer which leaked into the property of a landlord client.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Kate Andrews

Kate Andrews

Hamlins LLP

Kate is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes Team. Kate is a property litigator who adopts an advisory and dispute resolution role, as well as a litigious one, on a wide variety of high profile real estate disputes. Kate deals with various breaches of leasehold covenants, including dilapidations, service charges, applications for consent to assign/underlet/alter, rent reviews and other landlord and tenant issues. She also deals with contractual and development disputes, including specific performance claims, injunctions, rights to light, restrictive covenant issues, joint venture disputes, party wall act disputes and the redevelopment of business premises. In her time, Kate has also dealt with some boundary disputes, and is now dealing with a number of cases regarding business rates and the complexities of the statutory exemptions and reliefs. Kate acts on high profile real estate disputes for clients including high net worth individuals, property funds and developers. She is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution and has been able to settle a number of complex legal dispute at mediation or by without prejudice discussions. Clients describe Kate as an extremely talented property litigator, who goes the extra mile for her clients, finding a solution to every problem.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kate Andrews

Other key lawyers

Sarah Finch, Samantha Gordon