Laura Pile
Laura specialises in property disputes, advising on commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters, dilapidations, rent arrears, easements and restrictive covenants.
Specialisms & Areas of Work
Legal 500
Biography
Laura is Head of the Property Litigation team at Myerson where she leads a team that competes with larger city centre firms to great success.
Laura is known for advising commercial landlord and tenants on the management of their portfolio of properties and the settlement of disputes arising from their portfolios. She also advises clients in relation to easement and restrictive covenant disputes, enfranchisement, rights of first refusal and trust of land disputes.
Laura works closely with Myerson’s nationally recognised Real Estate team and regularly works with their commercial clients to resolve property disputes.
Laura is a member of the Property Litigation Association, is part of the UK200 Property and Construction Committee and is recognised in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Client Feedback
Mrs S. Pearson
I would like to express my thanks and extreme satisfaction with the way that Laura Pile has dealt with my tenancy agreement problems. At all times Laura has been both friendly and professional with a thorough knowledge of my legal rights. I would be very happy to refer people to Laura should they need legal advice in any area of landlord and tenancy law.
Mr K. Donnison
Laura handled my case with an enthusiastic but calm manner, on occasions contacting me from home outside of normal office hours to update me on information she had just received. She managed to calm my fears during the proceedings, and the outcome of my case was a settlement which far exceeded my expectations. She is a true professional, and I have no reservations about recommending her to anybody who needs advice or support within her area of law.
Mr J Beever, Dean Property Group Limited
Laura is an expert in her field of property litigation and this coupled with a good commercial acumen results in a swift assessment of the situation enabling that all important economical resolution. Whilst tenacious and determined Laura is pleasant and easy to work with.
Legal 500, 2021
Efficient and effective, Laura is able to get to grips with complex claims quickly and guide her clients through tricky areas with consummate ease.
Legal 500, 2022
Laura Pile is excellent in terms of subject matter knowledge and her approach to problem solving. She is a go-to person who is very friendly and always happy to provide support.
Legal 500, 2024
I highly rate partner Laura Pile for her great knowledge of the area and approachability
Legal 500, 2024
Laura Pile is an excellent technical lawyer, with the ability to apply her knowledge to achieve effective results for her clients
Legal 500, 2024
Laura Pile is a fantastic leader of the team. Her strategy is always on point.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Laura Pile leads the Myerson real estate litigation practice. She has a growing reputation in the market based on her strong ability to lead commercial property disputes including lease renewals, rent reviews and break notices.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Laura is an exceptional lawyer, very focused and relentless.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Laura keeps good communication, responds to questions and explains in simple terms.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Laura is aware of client exposure to costs and is a pleasure to work with.
Legal 500, 2027
Laura Pile is an exceptional partner and head.
Recent Experience
Laura specialises in advising on property litigation, landlord and tenant disputes including forfeiture, dilapidations, rent arrears and possession, insolvency property issues and professional negligence claims arising out of property disputes.
Highlights of Laura’s work include:
- Advising clients on business lease renewals which includes serving notices pursuant to section 25, 26 or 27 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, advising on the validity of notices served and commencing any necessary proceedings.
- Advising on the validity of and/or serving break notices on commercial premises with substantial rental incomes.
- Acting on behalf of an individual to obtain possession of a residential property that he had purchased and allowed a family to reside in by way of a licence following completion. The family sought to argue that they had an option to buy back the property and were not required to vacate it. The matter went to Trial and our client was successful.
- Successfully forfeiting a commercial lease for the tenant’s non-payment of rent.
- Acting for Trustees who owned substantial areas of open land in Lancashire. An application was made to register the land as “common land”. The application was successfully opposed and the Applicants were forced to withdraw the application.
- Assisting on a file to obtain a court-sanctioned search order and arranging for the simultaneous searches of a laboratory, office and residential property. This was a complex matter and involved allegations of breaches of restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information, intellectual property infringement, theft and conspiracy. The searches were successful and the dispute was resolved favourably for our client.
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500 — Next Generation Partner
2027
Legal 500 — Next Generation Partner
2026Memberships
- Property Litigation Association
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