Natalie is a property litigation lawyer who deals with a wide range of contentious property issues including; lease renewals acting for both landlord and tenant, break notices, dilapidations disputes, arrears of rent and forfeiture proceedings; actions against trespassers, service charge disputes, rent reviews and enforcement of lease covenants. Natalie acts for a range of clients with a particular focus on the retail sector.Her recent experience includes:- successfully defeating a landlord’s opposition to the granting of a new lease on redevelopment grounds resulting in the grant of a new lease for a large national retailer;- managing a substantial case load of unopposed lease renewals for a number of national retailers; and- recovering possession of land from trespassers on multiple sites for an investment client.Natalie qualified into the Property Litigation team at Shoosmiths in 2010, having joined Shoosmiths as a trainee in 2008.