Jaya Jaspal

Jaya advises commercial and residential landlords and tenants, property developers, and high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of contentious property matters, often involving high-value or strategically important assets.

She regularly supports clients on complex landlord and tenant issues, including forfeiture, lease renewals, break options and dilapidations disputes, with a growing focus on matters where litigation risk intersects with wider commercial decision making.

Jaya has also advised on debt recovery strategies across various arrears positions, as well as disputes concerning the interpretation and enforceability of restrictive covenants, particularly where these impact development potential or planning outcomes.

In addition, Jaya assists on telecoms related disputes for landowners, including facilitating lease renewals and assisting with the negotiation of agreements falling under the Electronic Communications Code.

Examples of Jaya’s work include:

• Acting for a commercial landlord in a series of relief from forfeiture proceedings relating to several tenanted retail units, advising on strategy from initial breach through to securing vacant possession and supporting the client’s subsequent asset management considerations.
• Assisting a residential freeholder in relation to a dispute concerning restrictive covenants affecting a neighbouring site, helping to achieve a negotiated resolution that allowed the scheme to proceed without further delay.
• Supporting on a contested lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, involving redevelopment grounds of opposition and detailed consideration proposed lease terms, contributing to an outcome that was aligned with the client’s longer-term investment plans.