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Ralph acts for a wide range of clients including high street retailers, NHS trusts, developers and landlords, and provides advice on issues arising out of tenant default, achieving vacant possession and lease renewals. Ralph is a member of the Property Litigation Association and is a regular presenter to the RICS and clients on contentious real estate issues.
Ralph has extensive experience in advising and obtaining vacant possession of commercial lease premises whether or not with the benefit of protection under the 1954 Act. Ralph is an acknowledged expert on the recovery of commercial rent arrears. He acts on behalf of one of the country’s largest firms of certificated bailiffs and over the last 12 months has spoken to approximately 2,500 of their clients on the implementation of commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR).
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Experience
- Acting on behalf of a high street retailer recover compensation in the sum of £4.5 million following the loss of a supermarket through compulsory purchase order (CPO)
- Acting on a claim for specific performance on the purchase of a residential property in London worth approximately £2 million
- Acted for successful landlord in the case of Northern& Midland -v-Magnet on making time of the essence in a rent review
- Acted for Somerfield Stores on a successful application to the High Court for permission to pursue lease renewal proceedings against an administrator
- Advising a landlord of warehouse premises on a complex dilapidations claim worth in excess of £1.5 million
- Advising on break clauses including successfully advising a tenant on steps required to comply with payment conditions attached to a break option and then recovering overpayment and acting on behalf of tenant on a dispute as to whether it had provided vacant possession.
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
- Member of the Property Litigation Association (PLA)
Ralph Bullivant's Expertise
Dispute resolution
Property and construction law
