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VIEW ALLChambers UK 2023Bhavini is an excellent, pragmatic lawyer in whom I have total confidence.
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Bhavini Patel is a real estate dispute resolution solicitor with a practice spanning both commercial and residential property matters. She acts for landlords, tenants and developers.
Bhavini acts for clients on contentious commercial and residential property matters, focusing on retail property and developer clients.
She advises on business lease renewals, breach of covenant claims, break notices, possession claims, site clearance, forfeiture claims, contractual disputes and trespass actions.
Bhavini has experience of defective premises matters and she has dealt with cladding claims. This work also includes advice regarding residential property matters. Bhavini works closely with the firm's construction team in relation to these issues.
Bhavini additionally provides creative strategic advice to retail clients when addressing the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Her practice spans County Court and First Tier Tribunal proceedings. Through strategic and commercial advice, Bhavini is assists client to avoid matters becoming contentious and where they do, she is able to resolve matters through negotiated settlements. Bhavini has attended numerous settlement meetings and successful mediations.
She is a member of the Property Litigation Association and sits on the Women In Property Events Committee.
- Advised a developer client on redevelopment and successfully assisted in a site clearance of a large multi-occupied site.
- Advising a landlord client to avoid a potential £4m claim under the Defective Premises Act 1972.
- Acting for a number of landlords to forfeit commercial leases and negotiating settlement to avoid applications for relief from forfeiture.
- Advised Battersea Power Station on an application for dispensation under s.20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. This required communications with over 600 residents.
- Acting for tenants of residential premises on complex service charge disputes.
- Acting for landlords and tenants in opposed and unopposed commercial lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
- Acting for an international clothing retailer in managing all portfolio matters to include lease renewals, dilapidations, breach of covenant claims and service charge disputes.
- Ranked, Associate to Watch, Real Estate Litigation, Chambers UK 2023
- "Bhavini is an excellent, pragmatic lawyer in whom I have total confidence." Chambers UK 2023
- "She is not only a stickler for detail but also looks at things in the round to see where to go to get the best results for her clients." Chambers UK 2023
- "She leads with impressive skill and an eye for detail. She is excellent and very good with clients." Chambers UK 2022
- "She is excellent and very good with clients." Chambers UK 2022
- Listed as a Key Lawyer, Real Estate: Property Litigation, Legal 500 UK 2023
- "Bhavini Patel – very effective communicator who leaves no stone unturned in fighting the clients corner." Legal 500 UK 2023
- "Bhavini Patel is very experienced, knowledgeable and pragmatic." Legal 500 UK 2022
- "She is hardworking with great client service and high standards." Legal 500 UK 2022
- "Bhavini Patel is a superb lawyer who never loses site of the bigger picture. Her cases are always prepared meticulously." Legal 500 UK 2022
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