England - London • Real estate
Wedlake Bell
Wedlake Bell LLP works for a broad-range of landlords, occupiers, developers and receivers on all manner of real estate litigation, particularly within the retail, development and religious sectors. Areas of expertise for the firm include dilapidations, forfeiture and possession claims, service charge disputes and overage payments. Department head and ‘exceptional property litigator’ Adam Colenso specialises in landlord and tenant litigation, as well as disputes concerning land development. Jonathan Hibberts is experienced in dealing with lease renewals, disrepair and termination disputes for both landlords and tenants.
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Testimonials
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‘Consistently offer excellent, clear, commercial advice with strength and depth in the team.’
‘Adam Colenso is personable and understands the issues.’
‘Adam Colenso is an exceptional property litigator. He is immensely knowledgeable about the law; he is a pleasure to work with; and he runs cases with great proficiency and intelligence.’
‘An experienced team with a good base of knowledge across the whole range of property litigation from residential to commercial disputes.’
‘Jonathan Hibberts gets stuck into the detail and provides an extremely effective service, balancing the legal position perfectly against the clients' commercial objectives. He is particularly effective in disputes over developments and complex land agreements.’
‘Adam Colenso and Rachel Fitzgerald provide top-quality advice and representation in the most complex property disputes. They are approachable, easy to deal with and go the extra mile for their clients. They are a pleasure to work with - always on the look out for the best solution for clients in both disputes and mediations.'
Key clients
- Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
- Care UK
- Robert Dyas
- Manpower
- CALA Homes
- Hugo Boss
- Devonshire Metro Limited
- Summix
- London City Mission
- London Diocesan Fund
- Welby Group
Work highlights
- Advising Dragon Investment Management Limited on a dispute against the developer and NHBC over the contracts for the construction and purchase of a large block of flats in London which is subject to a significant number of defects.
- Advising our client on a dispute over the lease obligations in respect of two leases of one of the largest UK professional services firm’s headquarter buildings – which has an annual rent of over £10m per annum.
- Advising a property developer company in relation to the development of a large site in the Holborn area which currently has four telecom operators with lease and code rights on the roof. in relation to the termination of the leases and the code rights.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Adam Colenso