Oliver Thorp

  • Office: Bath
  • Department: Property Disputes , Commercial Property Disputes , Leasehold Property Rights
  • Role: Associate Solicitor

Oliver qualified as a solicitor in Cornwall in 2009 before moving to Somerset in 2013. He joined BLB’s Property Litigation team in January 2024.

Commercial Work

Oliver has many years of experience working for commercial landlords and tenants, including dealing with applications under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, advising on break notices, breach of covenants, dilapidations, forfeiture, surrenders, and collecting rent arrears.

Private Work

Oliver also has considerable experience dealing with all types of private property matters, including:

  • access to neighbouring land;
  • adverse possession;
  • restrictive covenants;
  • party wall disputes;
  • boundary disputes;
  • rights to light;
  • rights of way;
  • residential possessions and trespass;
  • proprietary estoppel;
  • ownership disputes;
  • rights of first refusal;
  • leasehold enfranchisement;
  • lease extensions.

Practice areas

Property Disputes

Commercial Property Disputes

Leasehold Property Rights

Oliver's Testimonials

  • Thank you so very much, you are amazing and so highly professional and skilled.
    S.A. | October 2024
  • Thank you so much for everything; all your professionalism, expertise, kindness, compassion and support during this difficult time. I absolutely could not have managed without you.
    S.S. | October 2024
  • Oliver’s breadth and depth of knowledge is exceptional, and I could not have wished for better service. I always felt assured that my matter was in the most capable of hands.
    K.S. | June 2024
  • Spoke with both Oliver and Emma about a small residential dispute and both were very pleasant to deal with. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
    D.B. | March 2024