NICK MOSS SERVICES

We provide strategic legal advisory and dispute support services, helping businesses, investors, and property owners navigate complex regulatory and commercial environments with clarity and structured guidance.

Our work focuses on analysis, strategic positioning, and case preparation, often working alongside qualified solicitors, surveyors, and other professionals where formal legal representation or regulated legal services are required.

Corporate Governance & Compliance Advisory

We provide strategic advisory services relating to internal governance structures, regulatory obligations, and complex business decision-making.

Our work assists organisations in navigating evolving regulatory environments, reviewing compliance frameworks, and strengthening operational structures to ensure long-term stability and accountability.

Risk & Governance Advisory

We provide advisory support in reviewing and structuring commercial arrangements to help organisations manage risk and maintain effective governance across their operations.

Our approach focuses on identifying potential exposure, strengthening contractual frameworks, and helping businesses operate with confidence in regulated environments.

Business Rates & Council Tax Advisory

We provide specialist advisory services relating to business rates and council tax matters, assisting property owners, investors, and organisations in ensuring that local authorities correctly assess and apply property taxation.

Our work includes reviewing:

Property classifications
Rateable values
Council tax assessments
Local authority billing decisions

We help clients identify potential inaccuracies and develop a structured approach to resolving disputes or correcting assessments where necessary.

Property & Estate Dispute Advisory

We provide strategic advisory services for property owners, trustees, and beneficiaries navigating complex estate and residential property disputes.

With extensive experience in property related matters, we help clients understand their position, review relevant documentation, and develop a clear strategy for resolving conflicts efficiently and pragmatically.

Beneficial Interest Claims

Strategic guidance in disputes involving constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel relating to underlying ownership interests in property.

Boundary & Easement Disputes

Strategic guidance in disputes relating to land boundaries, rights of way, easements, and restrictive covenants affecting property development or ownership rights.

Co-ownership & Partition

Advisory assistance for joint owners facing disagreements regarding property sales, division of proceeds, or restructuring of jointly held property interests.

Landlord & Tenant Dispute Advisory

We provide specialist advisory services for property owners, investors, and businesses navigating landlord and tenant disputes.

Our role focuses on helping clients understand their legal and commercial position, reviewing lease documentation, and developing a strategy before engaging solicitors where formal legal proceedings may be required.

Areas of Advisory Support

Commercial Lease Disputes

Advisory support relating to rent reviews, lease renewals, breaches of covenant, and other commercial lease conflicts affecting asset value and operational stability.

Possession Strategy & Recovery

Advisory guidance on the procedural considerations involved in recovering possession of property and securing real estate assets.

Dilapidations Matters

Strategic guidance in reviewing dilapidations claims, repair obligations, and potential exposure at lease termination.

Service Charge Disputes

Strategic review of disputes relating to service charges, statutory compliance, and property management costs in multi-occupancy buildings.

Strategic Advisory for Complex Property & Regulatory Environments

We provide structured advisory services designed to support clients operating in complex regulatory and commercial environments.

Our approach combines practical experience with careful analysis, helping clients make informed decisions in situations involving property disputes, regulatory obligations, and commercial risk.

Party Wall Dispute Advisory

We provide strategic advisory support for property owners, developers, and adjoining owners navigating the framework of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

Our role focuses on helping clients understand their position, review statutory obligations, and develop a strategy to prevent disputes escalating or delaying development projects.

We often work alongside surveyors, architects, and solicitors to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed and disputes are handled in a structured and practical manner.

Common Situations

Advisory Approach

Excavations within 3 or 6 metres of neighbouring structures
Cutting into party walls for structural works
Raising, demolishing, or rebuilding boundary walls
Managing structural risks during basement developments

We assist clients in understanding the procedural requirements of party wall matters and developing strategies to address disputes before they escalate.

Collaborative Support

Client Focus

We regularly work alongside surveyors, architects, and other professionals to resolve technical disagreements regarding schedules of condition and party wall awards.

Our approach focuses on protecting the interests of building owners and adjoining owners through pragmatic advice that balances technical requirements with commercial realities.

Utility Supplier Disputes & Billing Issues

Utility billing disputes can arise due to incorrect meter readings, tariff errors, historical billing inaccuracies, or charges applied to the wrong property or occupier.

We assist clients in reviewing billing records, identifying discrepancies, and developing a structured approach to resolving disputes with utility providers.

Our work may include reviewing contractual arrangements, analysing billing histories, and assisting clients in engaging with suppliers to ensure charges applied are accurate and fair.