Esther Yeates

Solicitor

Real Estate Dispute Resolution

Esther specialises in landlord and tenant disputes for both commercial and residential properties, representing corporate landlords and private clients. She has significant expertise in advising on breach of tenancy covenants and possession claims.

Esther has a wealth of experience of dealing with disputes for landlords, RTM and management companies in relation to high value residential properties and issues surrounding long leaseholds such as service charge arrears, breaches of covenants and subletting.

She also works closely with client’s agents and surveyors advising on disrepair and unlawful alterations claims.

Esther acts for clients of market let properties advising on and dealing with court proceedings and enforcement action including possession claims, orders for sale, and breaches of lease.

In addition, Esther has experience of leasehold reform and enfranchisement work, recovery of estate rent charges and advising on restrictive covenants on freehold titles.

Work highlights

INJUNCTION

Acted for a large UK university in successful obtaining an injunction against protesters.


Memberships and Associations

Member of the Property Litigation Association

Recent articles

Media spotlight

DMH Stallard noted as one of the best firms for championing women

legalbusiness.co.uk writes about the number of female professionals ranked in leading legal directory Legal500, with DMH Stallard holding 14 rankings across 20+ departments in the latest edition.

11/03/2024

Insights

Developers’ Questions – restrictive covenant indemnity insurance

Does indemnity insurance provide an absolute solution for defective title issues? We explain what developers need to know

30/10/2023

Insights

Renters Reform Bill and anti-social behaviour

The Government claims that the Renters Reform Bill will also introduce ‘more comprehensive possession grounds so landlords can still recover their property’ and make it easier to repossess where tenants are at fault, such as with anti-social behaviour (ASB)

30/05/2023

Announcements

The Real Estate team continues to grow at DMH Stallard

“The combination of Graham’s excellent reputation in the market, network of contacts and undoubted knowledge and expertise, make this a very exciting appointment for us."

06/03/2023