England - London • Real estate
Wallace LLP
Wallace LLP supports clients on all aspects of landlord and tenant disputes and leasehold enfranchisement matters. This includes forfeitures, dilapidations and telecoms. Meera Patel leads the property litigation team, acting primarily for high-profile landlords on lease renewals, forfeitures and tenant insolvencies. Samantha Bone leads the leasehold enfranchisement sub-team, frequently handling complex disputes in the sector. The 'massively experienced and knowledgeable' Simon Serota is another key name, who handles landlord and tenant disputes and breaches of covenant matters in particular.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘Able to handle the biggest and most complex cases.’
‘Simon Serota is just massively experienced and knowledgeable.'
- 'Elizabeth Asher deals coolly and effectively with tough fights.’
‘The team has excellent knowledge of sector.’
‘Responsive, knowledgeable and responsive.'
Key clients
- Buckford Estates Limited
- Treeview Trading Limited
- Stoll Construction Limited
- Faroncell Limited
- Martin's Properties Limited
- Hays
- Henry Schein UK Holdings
- Dolphin Square Operator Limited
- Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
- Harry Ramsdens Limited
- Soho Estates Limited
Work highlights
- Successfully obtained an order for costs against the landlord pursuant to the provision of Rule 13 of the Tribunal Procedure Rules 2013 for acting unreasonably by maintaining ‘spurious’ objections to a Claim Notice which lacked basis in fact.
- Successfully acting on behalf of The Freshwater Group on more than of 350 cases annually, where the team is instructed to act for various Freshwater Group companies in respect of all aspects of leasehold enfranchisement.
- Successfully obtained a cost determination from the first-tier tribunal in relation to recoverable statutory costs pursuant to s60 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing & Urban Development Act 1993.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Samantha Bone, Meera Patel