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Recovery of possession for property owners, landlords, businesses and institutional holders — through correct statutory process and disciplined enforcement.
Why this matters
Most possession claims fail at the notice — not at the trial.
The single most common reason a possession claim collapses is a defective statutory notice. The wrong form, the wrong period, the wrong addressee — months of work undone before a court has even read the writ. The firm prepares possession matters from the notice forward, with the warrant of possession already in mind.
— Property recovery bench
Services
Mandates scope to a single tenancy, a portfolio of properties under one landlord, or contentious title and trespass matters.
Phase 01
Statutory notice
Correct form, correct period, correct addressee — verified before service.
Title & tenancy review
The lease, the assignment chain and the consent position.
Service strategy
Personal, substituted or posted — chosen to survive challenge.
Negotiated surrender
Where a clean exit is faster than a contested possession.
Phase 02
Writ of possession
Originating process drafted around the realistic route to enforcement.
Interlocutory injunctions
Stopping waste, sub-letting and asset stripping pending judgment.
Mesne profits
Claim for occupation value through to vacant possession.
Title & trespass claims
Where possession is contested on root of title, not tenancy.
Phase 03
Warrant of possession
Application, listing and execution co-ordinated with the registry.
Court bailiffs & police
Eviction executed with the right escort and a written inventory.
Re-let & re-occupation
Keys, inventory and re-let pack delivered the same day.
Cost recovery
Mesne profits, costs and damages enforced as a money judgment.
Approach
Four steps. Click any one to see the artifacts produced.
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Who we represent
A representative — not exhaustive — list of the clients the firm accepts mandates from under property & premises recovery.
What success looks like
01
Statutory notices verified before service so the clock starts cleanly.
02
Listing and bailiff co-ordination prepared in parallel with trial.
03
Money judgment enforced alongside possession, not as an afterthought.
04
Inventory, keys and re-let pack handled on the day of possession.
Bench on this matter
The named partners on a property file are the partners who run it. Associates assist; they do not replace.
Senior partner · property litigation
Leads property recovery for institutional landlords, real-estate holders and receivers in possession.
Partner · possession & title
Possession proceedings, title disputes and execution — including portfolio-level recovery for multi-property landlords.
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