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Dilapidations Dispute Resolution
When a Landlord and Tenant are in a dilapidations dispute, the Courts expect the parties to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and the CPR General Default Protocol. The CPR encourages timely, effective and proportionate attendances and transparent conduct by the parties so that any disputes can be resolved without the need for formal litigation and determination in Court.
The CPR encourages the use of pre-litigation experts and Barker Associates are regularly retained at pre-litigation stages to act for Landlords and Tenants in dilapidations damages claims. We are also increasingly being engaged as a Single Joint Expert appointed by both Landlord and Tenant at the outset of a dispute as there are financial advantages to both parties in seeking to have any dispute expertly resolved on the most cost effective basis.
Because Barker Associates also prepare Schedules of Dilapidations and provide dilapidations legal consultancy services, we are familiar with the “sharp Practices” that are often encountered in dilapidations claims and we are generally able to halt these practices at an early stage so that parties can ensure that only fair and reasonable damages claims are pursued.
