Expert Property Litigation for Landlords, Developers, and Investors
At Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP, our Manchester Property Litigation team provides strategic, commercially focused advice across the full spectrum of real estate disputes. Acting for commercial and residential landlords, developers, investors, asset managers, social enterprises, charities, and private individuals, we are recognised for delivering pragmatic solutions to complex property disputes. Our approach combines technical excellence with a clear understanding of the Manchester and wider North West property market, allowing us to protect value, manage risk, and achieve decisive outcomes.
Our real estate litigation specialists advise on a broad range of contentious property issues, including landlord and tenant disputes, rights of way and easements, adverse possession, boundary disputes, and possession proceedings. We are frequently instructed on leasehold enfranchisement claims, development and redevelopment disputes, lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, and vacant possession strategies designed to support regeneration and redevelopment projects. Many of our clients manage substantial property portfolios and rely on us for coordinated, strategic advice that aligns legal solutions with long-term investment objectives.
For commercial landlords and investors, our Manchester team regularly handles disputes involving dilapidations, forfeiture, break notices, service charge challenges, rent arrears, and possession claims. We place particular emphasis on procedural accuracy and tactical planning, ensuring that enforcement action is both legally robust and commercially effective. Our experience in managing time-critical disputes enables clients to act decisively while safeguarding asset value and income streams.
For residential landlords, we provide robust and efficient representation in possession proceedings, breach of covenant claims, and matters involving anti-social behaviour. We understand the importance of resolving these issues swiftly and proportionately, particularly where ongoing management or reputational considerations are at stake. Our advice is always grounded in a clear assessment of risk, cost, and likely outcomes.
Our Manchester property litigators are also highly experienced in disputes arising from development and redevelopment projects, including vacant possession strategies, rights affecting development land, and disputes between developers, occupiers, and neighbouring landowners. We are regularly instructed where complex factual and legal issues intersect with commercial pressures and tight project timelines.
While we are highly experienced litigators, we recognise that court proceedings are often a last resort. Our team is well versed in all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution, including early pre-action negotiation, mediation, expert determination, and arbitration. Where appropriate, we advise clients on using ADR to achieve faster, more cost-effective outcomes while preserving commercial relationships. When litigation is unavoidable, we have extensive experience conducting proceedings in the County Courts, Tribunals, High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.
Our reputation has been built on solving complex and seemingly intractable property disputes through innovative, tactically astute approaches. Clients value our ability to immerse ourselves as an extension of their internal teams, working closely with property managers, agents, and other professional advisers to deliver results tailored to their objectives. Regardless of the size, urgency, or complexity of the dispute, our Manchester Property Litigation team provides focused, decisive, and commercially aligned legal support across both the residential and commercial property sectors.
