Expertise 
Rachel is an experienced real estate litigation lawyer. She provides strategic, commercial advice to her clients. Her practice has a focus on commercial landlord and tenant matters, including renewals opposed under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, breach of covenant, including dilapidations, forfeiture, rent reviews, landlord consent applications and service charge disputes.
Rachel is also experienced in effectively recovering lease debt from tenants. She is frequently instructed to deal with vacant possession strategies in redevelopment matters covering both residential and commercial tenancies, including breaks, surrender, forfeiture and residential notices under sections 21 and 8 of the Housing Act 1988 followed by court proceedings.
Her experience in development strategies also spans rights of lights, telecom code agreements, restrictive covenants (including applications under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925), easements (including public rights of way), squatters, trespass and adverse possession (including making and responding to HM Land Registry applications).
She advises on contract disputes, including delays in completing sales and agreements for lease, overage, option and pre-emption agreements. Often, this area of her practice includes an element of professional negligence. She deals with applications to HM Land Registry to deal with the rectification of the register, including where property has been fraudulently charged.
Rachel works closely with her insolvency colleagues to provide practical advice following either landlord or tenant insolvency, including dealing with guarantors, liquidations and administrations.
Alongside her commercial practice, Rachel assists residential clients with neighbour disputes, as well as Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1996, Party Wall Act, etc 1996, private nuisance and Japanese knotweed matters. She has a strong track record of achieving a resolution for clients in challenging and heated disputes.