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There has been a significant increase in property disputes related to party walls and structures. In this article, we outline the most common questions we are asked regarding party wall disputes.

Higgs LLP experts are celebrating this week, following the release of the 2025 edition of the Legal 500.

Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, there are different procedures for renewing a lease depending on whether the landlord or the tenant starts the process.

In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Higgs LLP is urging women and men alike to stay vigilant about the red-flag symptoms of breast cancer that could signal a life-threatening condition.

Cases involving the termination of the lease are never in short supply, even though a landlord’s right to change locks in the event of default by the tenant has long been enshrined in English law.  

Adverse possession has two essential elements. The first is a demonstration of factual possession of the land, and the second is the necessary intention to possess the land.

Our, now award-winning, Property team are celebrating this week following the Midlands Property and Investment Awards ceremony in Birmingham, where they were named Property Law Firm of the Year 2024.

Higgs LLP and Gateley Legal, along with The University of Law and The College of Legal Practice, are supporting Birmingham Law Society’s Diversity Inclusion Scheme.

If doubts are raised over whether the testator truly understood the will, it is possible to contest it on the grounds of lack of knowledge and approval.

Few documents carry the weight of a schedule of dilapidations when dealing with property disputes, particularly those in the context of commercial properties.

The Renters’ Rights Bill is a piece of legislation that Labour are eager to progress even though it was first introduced under the Conservative government. 

Undue influence is often argued in will disputes but is rarely successful. This is simply because there is a fine line between offering someone advice about their will and using coercion to obtain a benefit.