Alison Moore

Alison advises on commercial property disputes, landlord and tenant law, lease renewals, dilapidations, forfeiture, rent and service charge disputes, and asset management issues, delivering practical, strategic solutions for complex commercial property matters. 

• Acted for a plc with an extensive office portfolio, successfully defending a claim by one of its former landlords that it had failed to comply with the conditions attached to the break option under the lease. 
• Advised a local council in its role as highway authority in relation to an action against trespassers on an area of land where there had been a long history of occupation over various parts. 
• Advised a global insurer client in relation to its exit strategy from high-value premises in London including strategic advice concerning its yielding-up obligations in readiness for lease expiry and thereafter negotiating and ultimately settling a significant claim for dilapidations resulting in a full release from the landlord in relation to any claim under the lease. 
• Advised an occupier of an extensive industrial estate concerning a strategic break option and multimillion-pound dilapidations claim. 
• Advised various landlords, institutional funds and corporate occupiers on issues arising out of their day-to-day management/occupation of their respective real estate portfolios. 
• Represented a plc in the High Court in relation to its successful claim for repayment of monies paid in error. The claim involved arguments concerning rectification, rescission, unjust enrichment and damages for misrepresentation. 
• Advised a local council concerning its options to terminate a building agreement that was conditional on planning permission and various works where the developer had failed to comply with various obligations under the agreement and its funder had the option to step in and complete the development. 
• Advised the freehold purchaser of a multi-let office building in central London concerning its plan to develop the building, recover possession of various parts and compulsory purchase options. 
• Advised a major housebuilder in relation to enforcement options under a Section 106 Agreement. 

Alison advises shopping centres and retail portfolio clients on commercial leases, including renewals, dilapidations (mid-term and terminal), forfeiture, service charge and rent review disputes. 

• Acted on behalf of Unibail Rodamco Westfield in relation to its UK shopping centres, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City, managing the lease renewals of more than 100 units with an annual combined rent in excess of £30million including acting on their behalf in connection with multiple court proceedings. 
• Advised household-name retailers, including Clarks, Brighthouse, Johnsons and EE, in relation to the management of their real estate portfolios, dealing with various issues relating to their commercial occupational leases, including rent and service charge disputes, rent reviews, and unopposed and contentious lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. 

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Property Litigation 2020, 2025-2026

Recognised by Chambers and Partners 2019 

Member of the Property Litigation Association