We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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We provide a wide range of legal services to businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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Senior Associate
"The ‘knowledgeable’ Oliver-James Topping routinely advises on forfeitures, adverse possession applications, and leasehold extensions."
Commercial Property Litigation Expertise
Enforcement
Enforcement of a Statutory Demand in respect of rent arrears of £94,000.
Bringing a forfeiture claim against a tenant for noise disturbances.
Obtaining payment from a Guarantor for rent arrears in excess of £20,000.
Residential Property Litigation covers a wide area. Oliver-James has repeatedly dealt with statutory property work such as accepting and offering the Right of First Refusal for large freehold properties. He is highly experienced in tenancy law, deposit disputes, possession proceedings, and enforcement. He is also regularly instructed concerning boundary disputes, adverse possession, and debt recovery.
Residential Property Litigation Expertise
Lease Extension
Defending a missing freehold vesting order application in the context of a statutory lease extension.
Lease Extension
Acting for an executor to extend a residential lease more than two years after the grant of probate.
Enfranchisement
Defending a claim for enfranchisement on behalf of the intermediate landlord, successfully pressuring the freeholder to pause the transfer.
Eviction
Monitoring and utilising the new Coronavirus regulations to expedite an eviction where a tenant had not paid rent in over a year.
Trespass
Dealing with the successful mediation of an injunction application relating to trespass.
Drafting and serving S.5 Notices
Drafting and serving S.5 Notices for a Freehold block with a value of over £125,000; and successfully defending the notices from challenge.
Conveyancing Dispute
Successfully challenging a last-minute restriction which was impeding a £1.65 million property sale. The restriction was preventing completion and if not resolved within two weeks would had resulted in our client being in breach of contract.
Conveyancing Dispute
Investigating a complex transfer of registered and unregistered land with registration issues. Identifying the problems and dealing with registration. The issue had not been resolved for several years and had been reviewed by several solicitors.
Possession Proceedings
Successfully postponing an eviction for forfeiture with 5 days’ notice, and eventually negotiating to settle the possession claim and save the client from paying £43,000 in claimed damages.
Possession Proceedings
Obtaining possession and payment of £42,000 from a local authority. This matter was complicated by several layers of sub-agreements concerning a rental property, a lack of documentation, one party going into administration, and the death of a party.
"Oliver-James was great. I would use again."
Mrs G, Ilford
Great service from Oliver James, prompt, efficient and always kept me up to date regarding the process of extending my lease. would recommend to anyone wanting a lease extension or other services.
Mr Williams, Essex
Oliver James Topping was very professional, helpful and polite. He kept me informed and up to date.
Anonymous Client
We received an excellent service from Oliver-James Topping.
Ms R, Essex
Oliver-James was the height of professionalism. Attention to detail, personable and patient when explaining things and helping me understand and cut through the legal jargon.
Anonymous Client
"I instructed Oliver-James Topping at Pinney Talfourd to extend the leases on two properties. At every stage of the process I received regular, easy to understand emails. When the local authority were slow to respond they were chased without any prompting from me. The efficiency of Oliver-James ensured that everything happened smoothly and stress free. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them."
Ms C, Hornchurch
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