Real Estate Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : North East & Yorkshire
Band 2
Email address
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(0113) 283 2500About
Provided by Walker Morris LLP
Our Real Estate Litigation Team is made up of experts in Commercial Real Estate Litigation and Housing Litigation and we advise clients on all aspects of contentious property matters.
We’re proud of our knowledge of the property business and our experience means we can really add value by providing solutions that have your business at the very heart of the process.
We’re a large team with a great deal of experience not just with complex litigation, but bespoke individual matters and property portfolio work as well. Our expertise covers mainstream contentious property issues as well as more niche areas such as Rights of Light, mines and minerals, agricultural landlord and tenant, property insolvency and telecommunications.
In recent years we’ve also been developing a strong and growing Property Insurance practice and as well as real estate litigation experience in all courts and Tribunals, we offer our clients expertise in the full range of alternative dispute resolution. This includes mediation, expert determination and arbitration and we have a member of the Institute of Arbitrators within our Team.
We work with a wide range of clients, including developers, investors, financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, retailers, property managers, fixed-charge receivers, administrators and operators.
Our goal is to help clients avoid real estate disputes, or when that’s not possible, to help them successfully resolve them.
Chambers Review
Walker Morris has a highly regarded property litigation department with substantial experience acting for developers, management companies and landlords on all manner of contentious matters. The firm is active across the full range of landlord and tenant disputes, including rent arrears and breaches of leases. The team has further experience in significant matters concerning dilapidations and rights to light. It also counts a number of national house builders among its clients.
Work Highlights
- Walker Morris successfully represented Blackpool Football Club in a dispute with the current occupiers of its property concerning whether there was a lease or licence, among other things.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Walker Morris team are very attentive and quick to respond and have an ability to close out matters in very tight timescales."
"The Walker Morris team ensures that our legal affairs are managed efficiently and effectively."
"I highly commend the Walker Morris team for their exceptional capabilities in handling complex and sophisticated matters."
"The Walker Morris team are extremely impressive and very committed to the clients, which enables them to provide a great service."
"The Walker Morris team are very attentive and quick to respond and have an ability to close out matters in very tight timescales."
"The Walker Morris team ensures that our legal affairs are managed efficiently and effectively."
"I highly commend the Walker Morris team for their exceptional capabilities in handling complex and sophisticated matters."
"The Walker Morris team are extremely impressive and very committed to the clients, which enables them to provide a great service."
Notable Practitioners
Martin McKeague is a partner in the Walker Morris real estate and housing litigation team. He has a strong reputation for his expertise in disputes relating to a broad range of issues, including repairs, rights to light and restrictive covenants.
"Martin has an excellent depth of experience and knowledge in his field. He provides clear, concise advice and guidance. He is also superbly intelligent and a great tactician."
"Martin McKeague is a very thoughtful and conscientious litigator."
"He's an exceptional partner."
David Manda is a legal director at Walker Morris, where he acts on a wide range of contentious property matters. He advises on disputes relating to real estate developments as well as those concerning local councils.
"David has an excellent demeanour and articulates advice in a simple and effective manner irrespective of the complexity of an issue."
"He has great communication skills and is able to relay complex advice simply and efficiently."