Landlord & Tenant

As specialists in Landlord and Tenant Law we act for landlords and tenants in almost equal measure and are therefore able to offer detailed and comprehensive advice on a variety of matters including the following:

Service Charge Disputes

• Maintenance Issues
• Disrepair claims, Dilapidations Claims and all other leasehold disputes Injunctions
• Applications to the First-tier Tribunal and the County Court
• Housing Law including claims for rent arrears and possession of property against lawful tenants or squatters
• Lease disputes and breach of covenant
• Adverse possession and co-ownership disputes
• Easements and covenants

Disputes with Landlord

As a tenant in a rented property, dealing with your housing problem can be a stressful experience. You may have moved into your property and discovered there are lots of problems with repairs. Alternatively, you may lose your job and wonder how you will pay the rent. You may be in a house share and experience problems with neighbouring tenants. Alternatively, your landlord may wish to repossess the property and you have nowhere else to go.

Lloyds Clifford Solicitors’s landlord and tenant solicitors can advise tenants facing the following problems:

• Tenancy status and your rights, e.g. if you are given notice to vacate your home and are unsure how to proceed next.
• Representation at court to those defending possession proceedings or warrants to evict, and to occupiers who are unlawfully evicted and wish to obtain compensation/reinstatement to a property.
• To those who have purchased property under a long lease, advice on disputes regarding service charges or management of the building and advice on lease extensions
• Representation at court to those wishing to obtain compensation for disrepair and those who need repairs carried out. If works are urgent we can assist in applying for an emergency injunction.
• Representation to those who face losing their home through allegations of anti social behaviour.
• Assistance in respect of tenancy deposit schemes and how deposits should be protected and disputes resolved.

Many of our services are offered on a fixed fee basis – please visit our office for further details.

If you are made homeless, our Housing law solicitors can offer further advice.

For initial advice or to arrange a meeting with one of our landlord and tenant solicitors, please contact us on 02072472271.

Important things to consider

The law relating to landlord and tenant can be very confusing. Lloyds Clifford Solicitors has a dedicated team of landlord and tenant solicitors with a wide knowledge of the housing sector and prevailing market conditions. To assist you in dealing with your housing problem effectively you should:

• Make sure you keep a copy of your tenancy agreement in a safe place.
• Request regular rent statements from your landlord so you can check all rent payments.
• Make sure that you report all disrepair to your landlord in writing and keep a copy of your letters.
• Ensure that you open all post received at the property and addressed to The Occupier. If dealing with an agency, make sure that you are given a full name and address for your landlord.
• Ensure that there is an inventory prepared at the beginning of the tenancy and that you agree its content.
• Make sure you keep a written note of all matters in connection with your tenancy in chronological date order.

Our landlord and tenant solicitors may be able to assist you in preventing eviction or in improving your housing conditions or asserting rights under your tenancy or lease.

However, in all cases it is important that you receive legal advice as quickly as possible.

If you are a residential tenant and have a dispute with the landlord, a Housing Association or local authority, our landlord and tenant solicitors are committed to listening to your needs and working hard to obtain the best possible outcomes in respect of your housing problems.