Property

At 39 Essex Chambers, our expert team of property barristers has extensive experience across the full spectrum of property law, covering both real property, commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters, anchoring success with confidence in even the most challenging disputes.

They also advise on commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, including contested lease renewals, dilapidations claims, possession proceedings (including forfeiture), breach of covenant disputes, service charge issues, leasehold enfranchisement, and lease extensions.

What Our Barristers Do

We provide strategic advice and skilled representation in property disputes and applications, including:

  • Boundary, easement, and nuisance claims
  • Rights to light and other prescriptive rights
  • Trespass and adverse possession
  • Party Wall Act disputes
  • Claims involving trusts of land and beneficiaries
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Land registration disputes
  • Property-related insolvency issues
  • Mortgage claims
  • Applications arising under the Building Safety Act 2022

Who Our Barristers Act For

Our clients include property investors, developers, landed estates, local authorities, trustees and pension funds, banks, multinational corporations with property portfolios, and private individuals.

In landlord and tenant matters, our property barristers act for housing associations, property management companies, residents’ associations, and private landlords and tenants.

Where Our Barristers Act

Our barristers regularly appear before all courts and tribunals in England and Wales, including the Business and Property Courts in London and the regions, specialist County Court centres (such as Central London), the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), and all levels of the appellate courts.

People

  • Joint Head of Chambers

    Richard Harwood OBE KC

    Year of Call 1993 Silk 2013

  • John Steel KC

    Year of Call 1978 Silk 1993

  • Peter Village KC

    Year of Call 1983 Silk 2002

  • Thomas Hill KC

    Year of Call 1988 Silk 2009

  • Paul Stinchcombe KC

    Year of Call 1985 Silk 2011

  • Kerry Bretherton KC

    Year of Call 1992 Silk 2016

  • Andrew Tabachnik KC

    Year of Call 1991 Silk 2017

  • Richard Wald KC

    Year of Call 1997 Silk 2020

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