25.9.2026
Basement Developments: Your Rights When a Neighbour Digs...
Basement developments remain popular across London. A basement excavation removes ground that has supported your foundations for a century, often...
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Head of Property Litigation
Head of Property Litigation at Osbornes Law, Shilpa Mathuradas is an experienced property litigation lawyer specialising in all aspects of property law in a residential and commercial context including:
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Freeholder/Leaseholder disputes
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1954 Act lease renewals both contentious and non contentious
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Property related professional negligence
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Property related insolvency
Shilpa is known for her commercial approach by her very broad client base. She also recognises the need to consider alternative approaches to disputes having had extensive experience of mediations.
Shilpa heads up a successful Litigation Department and is known by her team for running a tight ship!
“Shilpa is knowledgeable and helpful. She is not afraid to challenge the boundaries for her clients, with excellent results.”
“Thank you so much for your help. You were efficient, clear and advised me well in addition to being very pleasant to work with.”
Thanks for all your support during this very difficult time for my family.
The team understand vulnerable clients and young people, and on the front line they are prompt and efficient.
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- 12.8.2026
Property Fraud Prevention: A Guide for Owners
What steps should you take to prevent property fraud? An individual’s property is usually their largest asset and not...
Read more - 20.11.2025
Section 8 notices: a complete guide for landlords and...
Since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026, section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 has become the only statutory...
Read more - 5.3.2025
TOLATA Claim Settled At Mediation
Complex TOLATA claim settled after an extensive mediation We recently settled at mediation, a complex TOLATA case involving a dispute...
Read more - 4.12.2024
Security of Tenure
Security of tenure gives business tenants the right to stay in their property after the lease ends and request a...
Read more - 4.12.2024
Section 25 Notices
A Section 25 notice plays an important role in commercial leases, letting landlords and tenants know what’s next when a...
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4.12.2024Section 21 notices: what they were and what happens...
Section 21 has been abolished Section 21 “no-fault” eviction notices have been abolished. From 1 May 2026, when the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into...
Read more- 18.11.2024
Rent Repayment Orders
Guidance for Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) for Landlords in the UK Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) are legal orders requiring a...
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13.11.2024Evicting a tenant: a landlord’s guide under...
How tenant evictions now work Since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026, the way landlords recover possession...
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14.10.2024Can You Challenge a Restrictive Covenant?
Challenging a restrictive covenant! Is it obsolete? It is well known that section 84(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 allows...
Read more- 22.3.2024
Client successful in TOLATA proceedings
The case related to proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (“TOLATA”) in respect of joint...
Read more - 23.1.2024
Party Wall Case Law: The Leading Authorities Explained
A surveyor drafting an award needs the citation for Kaye. A solicitor advising on a late appeal needs to know...
Read more - 27.10.2023
The Building Safety Act 2022 explained
— The Building Safety Act 2022 explained The Building Safety Act 2022 changed how residential buildings in England are built, managed and kept...
Read more - 22.8.2023
Reasonableness of Service Charges
Reasonableness of Service charges under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 It is well known that the relevant costs that a...
Read more - 11.5.2023
Overlooking Nuisance Claims
The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Overlooking as Private Nuisance In the case Fearn v Tate (2023) UKSC 4, the UK Supreme...
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9.5.2023What Is a Section 42 Notice?
This guide explains what a section 42 notice is, what it must contain, how to serve it correctly, and what happens...
Read more- 5.2.2023
Japanese Knotweed: Knot in my backyard again!
Huge legal bill after selling home with Japanese knotweed Many will have read the recent case in which a furniture...
Read more - 8.6.2022
Right to Light Law: Your Rights and How...
A right to light is one of the few property rights that can stop a building going up, or bring...
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8.6.2022Rent to Rent: Is It Legal and What...
Rent to rent is a heavily marketed property strategy in the UK. An owner hands the whole property to a...
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6.4.2022The End of Ground Rents
Ground rent reform has come in stages. New leases granted from 30 June 2022 cannot charge a ground rent above a peppercorn....
Read more- 5.10.2021
Buying a Property with a Party Wall Agreement
A party wall agreement, known properly as a party wall award, is made under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. It...
Read more - 10.8.2021
Beneficial Interest in Property
What does beneficial interest in property mean? A beneficial interest in property gives someone the right to share the benefits...
Read more - 26.6.2021
The Risks Of Buying Properties Off Plan!
Buying Property Off Plan The Daily Mail reported that 300 families a week have to move into shoddy newly built homes....
Read more - 11.10.2019
The end of no-fault evictions: what landlords and...
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has ended section 21 The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026. Section 21 “no-fault” evictions have...
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