Paul Greatholder
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Real Estate Litigation
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Band 3
About
Provided by Paul Greatholder
Practice Areas
Paul advises on all aspects of property disputes and their resolution, including enforcement of lease terms, recovery of money and property, advice of real estate disputes including relating to the sale and purchase of land.
Career
Wragge & Co (trainee 1993-1995; /assistant solicitor 1995-1997), Denton Hall (assistant solicitor 1997-2000), Russell-Cooke 2001-present (assistant solicitor, then partner since 2005).
Professional Memberships
Member of and former chairman of the Property Litigation Association.
Publications
Contributor to Business Tenancies – a Guide to the New Law. Contributor to the Russell-Cooke Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook.
Personal
Degree in Political Science from University of Birmingham. Married with children and living in Barnes, SW London.
Hobbies: running, singing.
Chambers Review
UK
Paul Greatholder acts for clients including charities, landowners and leaseholders on property disputes. He has experience in matters relating to restrictive covenants, service charges and development issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul has excellent technical skills and is very personable."
"Paul has excellent technical skills and is very personable."
Articles, highlights and press releases
5 items provided by Russell-Cooke
Russell-Cooke wins in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (6 November) ruled in favour of Russell-Cooke's client Alexander Devine in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust (Respondent) v Housing Solutions and Millgate Developments (Appellant).
Russell-Cooke advises Viewranks Estates on innovative co-living scheme in Kingston
Law firm Russell-Cooke has advised Viewranks Estates on the early stages of their development of the first co-living scheme in Kingston-upon-Thames with a value of approximately £60m.
Can you change your ways - Rights of way and the case of Gore v Naheed (2017)
A right of way benefitting one piece of land can in some circumstances be interpreted to benefit another separate piece of land.
Can a landlord refuse a commercial tenant's claim for a new lease?
Most commercial lettings are for a fixed period of time, but many business tenants will be aware that they have a right of first refusal to a new lease when their old lease comes to an end, by virtue of the Landlord and Tenant Act (LTA) 1954.
Allowing strangers into your property is not without obvious risk
Everyone has heard of Airbnb: it is an online marketplace enabling people to book a short term let with an Airbnb ‘host’ – some listings involve staying with the host and some allow the entire property to be let.
Russell-Cooke wins in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (6 November) ruled in favour of Russell-Cooke's client Alexander Devine in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust (Respondent) v Housing Solutions and Millgate Developments (Appellant).
Russell-Cooke advises Viewranks Estates on innovative co-living scheme in Kingston
Law firm Russell-Cooke has advised Viewranks Estates on the early stages of their development of the first co-living scheme in Kingston-upon-Thames with a value of approximately £60m.
Can you change your ways - Rights of way and the case of Gore v Naheed (2017)
A right of way benefitting one piece of land can in some circumstances be interpreted to benefit another separate piece of land.
Can a landlord refuse a commercial tenant's claim for a new lease?
Most commercial lettings are for a fixed period of time, but many business tenants will be aware that they have a right of first refusal to a new lease when their old lease comes to an end, by virtue of the Landlord and Tenant Act (LTA) 1954.
Allowing strangers into your property is not without obvious risk
Everyone has heard of Airbnb: it is an online marketplace enabling people to book a short term let with an Airbnb ‘host’ – some listings involve staying with the host and some allow the entire property to be let.