Landlord & Tenant

We know that renting your home can be worrying and you can be concerned that you are being treated properly. Our Dispute Resolution Team have specialist Housing Advisors able to assist you in whatever your issue may be.

Advice is available from us for residential tenants in the following categories:

• Cases where notice of possession or court proceedings have been issued;
• Homelessness;
• Serious Housing Disrepair;
• Anti-Social Behaviour;
• Harassment by a Landlord or Neighbour;
• Eviction – including Unlawful Eviction.

We know that sometimes time can be short and problems urgent and an appointment is not always necessary, so if you need help, please call.

Landlords in England and Wales are legally required to protect all Assured Shorthold Tenancy deposits in one of the three government-approved tenancy deposit schemes. If the deposit rules have not been complied with, a landlord may be prevented from serving you with a valid notice seeking possession of your property.

So we ask:

• • Did you pay your landlord a deposit? If so, when?
  • If so, has it been protected with a deposit protection scheme?
  • If it has, have you been served with information about how the scheme will handle your deposit?

If you’ve answered NO to either question 2 or 3, then you may be able to make a claim against your landlord for an unprotected deposit. Such claim can potentially be for 3 times the amount of the deposit and the return of the deposit.

If you believe that you might have a claim against your landlord, please contact us. We may be able to assist you under a ‘no win, no fee’ agreement.