The firm specialises in commercial litigation and chancery litigation. This includes disputes regarding contracts, breaches of warranty, sales of goods issues, shareholder issues, professional negligence, insolvency law, partnership disputes, disputed probates and disputes over trusts.
Alan Preston specialises in dealing with complex disputes and you should contact Alan to discuss your case.
The firm also has considerable experience of resolving matters by mediation and other forms of alternate dispute resolution.
We act in commercial property disputes and residential property disputes. We act in the renewal of business tenancies, claims for rent of arrears and breaches of covenant, possession claims, claims regarding repairs and dilapidations, rights of way claims, boundary disputes and claims of nuisance.
With regards to claims on behalf of residential landlords for possession of their properties, we are able to offer a fixed fee service.
We also act for clients involved in construction disputes and construction litigation.
Contact Alan Preston or Joy Oakey to discuss your case.
As a niche firm, AJ Preston Solicitors specialises in the residential block management sector; providing services to recover ground rent and service charge arrears. The recovery of service charges and ground rent requires a totally different approach to the normal debt recovery process. At AJ Preston Solicitors, we have the experience and expertise required in this niche area and, as such, we are often able to carry out work on a “no win no fee” basis.
We currently have a national client base and our clients use the firm as an additional mechanism to their credit control procedures. The Service Charge and Ground Rent Recovery department is run by Joy Oakey who has significant experience in this practice area.
We are able to offer a bespoke service to all of our clients. You will not go through different members of staff trying to find an answer; you will be given the contact details of both Alan Preston and Joy Oakey and will be able to contact them directly.
We offer a full range of services including; possession proceedings, forfeiture, litigated court proceedings and matters proceeding via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and Lands Tribunal. We also provide assistance and advice with regards to the Right to Manage.
It is our promise to you that we are able to issue pre-action demands to all late paying leaseholders within 24 hours of receipt of instructions. We generally receive a 10% payment response to our pre-action letters and we are able to recover our costs directly from the late paying leaseholder.
Our aim is to provide an unparalleled service to our clients with as little inconvenience and maximum results as possible. Our service includes:-
Should you wish to speak to Joy regarding this practice area, please either call our office telephone number or email Joy.
Bad debts harm good businesses. The firm offers a competitive debt recovery service. A number of our clients rely on us as the first port of call should their business experience cash flow problems. For undisputed debts we offer a fixed fee service. If the debt is disputed, we contact you to agree a further plan of action to attempt to recover the debt.
We act for our clients from the letter before action to the completion of the enforcement of the judgment.
If you are involved in a dispute or potential dispute with your employer or an employee, please contact us to establish whether we can help you. We act for our clients (both employers and employees) in claims involving allegations of unfair dismissal, discrimination, wrongful dismissal, breach of contract (including claims involving restrictive covenants), unauthorised deductions from wages, and non-payment of wages and redundancy payments. We act for our clients in the Employment Tribunal and in the civil courts. We also advise employers and employees regarding compromise agreements.
