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Iqbal was instructed to attend and defend a mortgage possession hearing in a claim where it had been adjourned twice before. The borrowers were unable to get any solicitors to help them and sought an adjournment to enter in an equity release scheme and repay the mortgage. Iqbal advised on the terms of the scheme and obtained an adjournment. Following this, Iqbal referred the clients to a solicitor to deal with the equity release. Approximate Fees: £2,000 - £3,000

Iqbal was instructed by a company which owned a parcel of land and faced claims of rights of way over connected land it controlled. Three neighbours had sent a letter before claim and the parties decided to try mediation. Iqbal was instructed to advise on the merits of the claim, prepare a position statement and attend mediation which took place for a whole day. Approximate Fees:  £5,000 - £7,000 Client Feedback: “Iqbal took on my land/property case at short notice after my p

Iqbal was instructed by MJ who inherited a property from his father (their family home) which he shared with his brother. When he evicted his brother, the brother brought a claim claiming that he had an entitlement to half the property as that’s what their father wanted. I was instructed to advise on this claim and apply to strike out the claim as it was meritless. Iqbal attended court in Birmingham and achieved this. Approximate Fees £2,000

Iqbal was instructed by 3 individuals who believed that a large bank had committed a fraud. In their cases, the bank had repossessed their properties following a failure to pay the mortgage. The clients had campaigned on this issue for some time and believed that they had good cases from research on the internet and use of AI. Iqbal gave them advice in conference and produced a written summary of my advice to assist them in negotiations with the bank. Approximate Fees £1,500

A leaseholder instructed Iqbal to reverse a vesting order made in favour of a company, which placed a part of the freehold land into the company. The leaseholder was supported by most of the 12 leaseholders of this small development. This was a complicated dispute involving the operation of property and company law. Iqbal was instructed to give advice, draft statements and attend hearings. Approximate Fees: £5,000-£10,000

Iqbal was instructed by NH who claimed that she had a beneficial interest of her home, which was in the name of her ex-husband. NH was not legally married in English law but was married under Islamic Law (a Nikkah) only. As this was not recognised in English law, NH pursued a claim in property law based on an oral agreement between her and her husband prior to marriage. This case lasted 2 years and the trial was 5 days. As with all clients, when direct access was no longer su

A commercial tenant instructed Iqbal on Friday after he had been evicted from his warehouse that morning. Iqbal advised the client and prepared papers for the hearing of an urgent injunction to allow the tenant back into the property. Iqbal’s clerks arranged a hearing in the High Court on the following Monday and the injunction was granted. Subsequently, Iqbal was instructed to come to an agreement with the landlord. Approximate Fees: £5,000 - £7,000

Iqbal was repeatedly instructed by a client who had claims made against him by lenders. Iqbal advised on the merits of defending the claims and also drafted letters offering settlements as well as a defence under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. Iqbal was successful in having one of the claims struck out on technical grounds. Approximate Fees: £5,000-£10,000 Client Feedback: "Iqbal has that unique quality of making it all seem so easy. A true professional who provides clear and

Claiming in ignis suus and Rylands v Fletcher against a local authority, whose warehouse burned down causing the claimant's neighbouring business loss

Acted in a claim seeking to avoid a lease signed by a deceased landlord who was disabled, 3-day trial on non est factum and fraud

Acting in a four-party dispute over non-payment of utilities in a claim under the Electricity Act 1989 and Utilities Act 2004in a claim of almost £100,000.

Successful 7 day trial in London over the ownership of a London property between two former partners

A 3-day trial of a claim for unlawful forfeiture and damages where the landlord had forfeit the lease for non-payment of rent and alienation but immediately demised the property in a new lease to another lessee

Successfully petitioned the court to invalidate an administration on the grounds of an invalid appointment of a voting director (see article) .

Successful appeal in the Upper Tribunal against the dismissal of an adverse possession claim

Iqbal was instructed by professional who was being sued by a potential buyer, who claimed that the description of the property was “fraudulent.” Iqbal advised the client and drafted particulars of claim. Iqbal also advised the settlement strategies and the value of proceeding to trial compared to the kind of sum appropriate for settlement. Approximate Fees: £5,000 Client Feedback: “I was involved in the sale of a property to a buyer who pulled out of the property transaction

Obtained an urgent injunction to preserve commercial property leased to a company which threatened to sell it

4 claims by LPA Receivers seeking possession of commercial properties, all secured against a loan of £1m