Wragge & Co LLP Real Estate Litigation team has secured a Court of Appeal victory for Westbury Homes in the case Rennie v Westbury Homes.

The case centred on the extension of an option period. Rennie claimed that Westbury had not served a notice sufficient to extend an option. Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal found for Westbury Homes and held that the option had been validly extended.

Real estate lawyers Suzanne Lloyd Holt and Paul Barker represented Westbury Homes, part of Persimmon Plc, at the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Wragge & Co team worked closely with Kate Tait, Persimmon Homes regional planning director and Chris Walker, Persimmon Homes (South Midlands) managing director.

Kate Tait said: "We have had excellent advice from the real estate litigation team at Wragge & Co and we achieved a successful outcome to our case."

Suzanne Lloyd Holt said: "Our experienced team of real estate litigators ensured that our client's commercial interests were preserved. The High Court and Court of Appeal both endorsed our case and this is a fantastic result for Persimmon Plc."

Persimmon is the UK's leading housebuilder. With more than 5,000 employees across the UK, it offers a wide choice of quality new homes in a large number of locations throughout the UK. It acquired Westbury Plc in 2006. Wragge & Co has advised Persimmon Plc on property matters for nine years.

Everett Tomlin Lloyd & Pratt Solicitors based in South East Wales represented Mr Rennie.

The Real Estate Litigation team advises on the full range of contentious property matters, including landlord and tenant disputes, property-related insolvency and professional negligence, disputes over joint venture agreements and issues affecting development sites. Clients include Argent, B&Q, British Airways, Financial Times, Castlepoint LP and LaSalle Investment Management.

It is part of the 27-partner Real Estate group, one of the largest real estate practices in the UK.

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