WH Lawrence Solicitors is a premier specialist property litigation law firm based in London, recognized for its bespoke, personal, and professional approach to resolving complex disputes in the property sector. With a focus exclusively on contentious property matters, the firm stands out for its deep expertise, cost-effective services, and commitment to delivering outstanding value and pragmatic solutions to clients across commercial and residential real estate.
The firm operates as a three-partner practice with approximately 60 years of combined property litigation experience, drawing from backgrounds in top real estate dispute teams in the country. It offers partner-level service at around half the rates of traditional City firms, achieved through low overheads, efficient use of technology, and a flexible, tailored fee structure. WH Lawrence Solicitors caters to a diverse clientele including investors, developers, landlords, local authorities, house builders, and tenants, providing immediate, pragmatic advice directly from experienced partners without the use of junior staff or commoditized services.
Services Offered
- Access to neighbouring land
- Adverse possession and boundary disputes
- Agricultural tenancies
- Alterations disputes
- Break notices
- Commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR)
- Contract disputes
- Consent to assign, sublet, or alter
- Construction disputes
- Damages claims
- Debt claims
- Defective Premises Act claims
- Derogation from grant
- Development agreement disputes
- Dilapidations
- Easements
- Enfranchisement and lease extensions
- Estoppel
- First-tier tribunal claims
- Forfeiture
- Frustration
- Inherent defects
- Interim rent
- Jervis v Harris clauses
- Landlord and tenant disputes
- Lease renewal (contentious)
- Licences and tenancies at will
- Misrepresentation
- Neighbour disputes
- Nuisance
- Occupier’s liability
- Party walls
- Possession claims
- Professional negligence
- Quiet enjoyment
- Rectification
- Rent arrears
- Rent review
- Restrictive covenants
- Sale contract disputes
- Service charges
- Tenancy deposit schemes
- Tenant insolvency
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act
- Trusts of land (TOLATA)
- Trespass
- Vacant possession
- Yielding up
The firm serves clients primarily in the City of London and across the UK, leveraging a support network of meeting rooms and resources in major cities as needed. It is recommended by Legal 500 as a property litigation boutique with an “extremely responsive and knowledgeable” team that demonstrates a real feel for client needs and a clear, concise approach.
