Yvonne is a property litigation solicitor with over 10 years’ experience advising on all aspects of contentious property disputes with a particular focus on landlord and tenant matters.

She has significant experience in dealing with all aspects of contentious commercial and residential property issues, including service charge disputes, recovering possession, breaches of leasehold covenants, dilapidations, nuisance claims and lease renewals. Yvonne acts for investors, commercial occupiers, developers, management companies and high net worth individuals. She focuses on the commercial needs of her clients and provides clear tailored advice and strategy. She has successfully settled many complex cases through means of dispute resolution, in particular mediation.

Recent experience

• Acting for a corporate client advising on its property portfolio including business lease renewals, dilapidations claims, service charge and rent arrears recovery, rent reviews and forfeiture claims.
• Acting for the landlord in a contested opposed lease renewal claim on ground (g).
• Acting for a corporate client as tenant in a complex insurance rent claim.
• Acting for a property owner in dispute with its property agents for breach of contract and breach of duty.
• Acting for a high net worth individual in a constructive trust and proprietory estoppel claim.
• Acting for the landlord of a hotel in a forfeiture claim.
• Successfully recovering possession for a landlord on the grounds of rent arrears and anti-social behaviour.
• Acting for a high-profile individual on a TOLATA dispute relating to a large estate, where the matter was settled by mediation
• Acting for the tenants in a resident’s association of a large block dealing with a complex service charge dispute.
• Acting for a landowner on sales of mixed-use premises and providing strategic advice on achieving vacant possession by the completion date. Dealing with all aspects of the opposed lease renewals and serving relevant notices to quit.