Eleanor joined Edwin Coe LLP in June 2019 and is a Legal Director in the Property and Trusts Litigation Team, skilled in all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution for both residential and commercial properties.
Eleanor acts for a wide range of clients, from private clients to high profile PLCs with a particular focus on landlord and tenant matters. Eleanor has vast experience advising on all aspects of commercial and residential property related disputes including development issues and vacant possession strategy, forfeiture, debt recovery, lease renewals (opposed and unopposed), nuisance issues, exercising break options, dilapidations, service charge disputes, contractual issues, trespass and rights of light.
Eleanor works closely with a number of our other teams across the firm, notably the Property team, providing strategic advice to avoid litigation where appropriate, and the Insolvency team to navigate complex disputes in the insolvency setting.
Expertise
Insolvency of landlords and tenants
Landlord and tenant disputes
Business lease renewals under the 1954 Act
Dilapidations claims
Trespass, nuisance and damages claims
Rent and service charge recovery
Forfeiture and applications for relief
Option disputes
Breaches of covenant
Leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions
Contract claims
Credentials
Recommended in The Legal 500 UK 2025
Eleanor's Blogs
Blog - 16/01/2023
Privacy at court – what is possible in fami...
Property Litigation
Blog - 29/03/2022
Commercial Covid rent debts – the new era
Property Litigation
Blog - 13/05/2021
Underletting: pitfalls and problems – what ...
Property
Blog - 19/06/2020
Renters breathe a sigh of relief – Governme...
Property Litigation
