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Rachel specialises in development risk, with a particular focus on rights of light, advising developers and indemnity insurers on substantial claims, threatened injunctions and lower value disputes. Rachel pushes for a cost effective, commercial resolution through strategic negotiation and mediation where appropriate, using her in depth working knowledge of the law in this specialist area.

Rachel also advises on a broad spectrum of property litigation matters including 1954 act lease renewals, dilapidations, rent reviews, break clauses, restrictive covenants and adverse possession. She regularly delivers seminars to clients on development issues, rights of light and other topical matters. She provides strategic, concise and practical advice. Building a strong rapport with clients, she is committed to delivering solutions.
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    "She is commercially aware, solutions-driven, tactically brilliant and always focused on the end game." "She is absolutely outstanding, both in technical knowledge but also in thinking about best way to put pressure on the other side."
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    "Rachel understands that the psychology of disputes is so often the key to unlocking complex claims." "Rachel is excellent at problem solving and finding solutions."
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    "Rachel Kerr has great technical knowledge, especially in rights to light, and is brilliant at thinking how best to strengthen the client's case." "Rachel Kerr is somebody that my company has been able to rely on for many years. She is an outstanding legal advisor."

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25 June 2026 | Author: Amy Mitchell

Does an option to renew a lease affect a tenant's right to renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954?

On 8 May 2026, the Court of Appeal upheld the County Court’s judgment that a tenant’s option to renew, when not yet exercised, does not remove a tenant's right to a renewal lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act) which provides a qualifying business tenant with automatic security of tenure.

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