MICHAEL PIDGE
Michael is a Real Estate Dispute Resolution specialist. With many years of property litigation experience working for top City firms dealing with a wide range of commercial and residential property issues.
Michael’s experience includes acting for commercial landlord and tenant clients, charities, syndicates, developers and retailers. He has significant experience of dealing with alienation issues, opposed and unopposed business lease renewals, break notices, dilapidations claims, property-related insolvency issues, service charge, rent, forfeiture and possession claims, contractual disputes, professional negligence and other tort claims.
Work Highlights
Advising owner/seller clients on breach of contract claims and serving Notices to Complete and bringing claims for Specific Performance and damages arising out of aborted property sales.
Advising on and bringing actions relating to adverse possession, boundary disputes, trespass and nuisance.
Advising developers and landowners in relation to overage disputes.
Alienation issues, including acting for a major bank on a large portfolio transfer and dealing with claims under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1988, applying for court declarations and advising on guarantee issues.
Break notices and options; acting for both landlords and tenants drafting, serving and advising on validity and compliance with conditions and surrounding issues;
Business lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 both opposed and unopposed including acting for institutional clients to seek site clearance for development involving various occupational interests.
Dilapidations and reinstatement/alterations claims, including advising landlords and tenants on and attending to breaches of repair and re-instatement including notices to repair (under Jervis v Harris clauses), damages claims, defences under s18 Landlord and Tenant Act 1927.
Possession actions acting for commercial and private landlords against tenants of mixed use and residential premises and squatters and drafting and serving s146 notices, s8 and s21 notices for AST’s.
Rent arrears including dealing with forfeiture and relief applications and s17 notices under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995.
Tenant insolvency issues including advising landlords and insolvency practitioners on the effect of tenant’s administration and liquidation, CVA’s and disclaimer of lease.
Dealing with claims under TOLATA 1996.
