Scope agreed
01We confirm whether you need drafting, a compliance review, a notice or advice on possession.
Landlord and tenant
Residential lettings work is compliance-led. Get the paperwork right at the start of the tenancy and the difficult end of it becomes far less likely.
Acting for
Landlords and tenants
Tenancy drafting
Fixed fee
Notices
Section 8 and section 21 reviewed and served
Advice
Deposit, EPC, gas, electrical and How to Rent
01Landlord & tenant
Getting the tenancy right
We draft assured shorthold tenancy agreements tailored to the property rather than downloaded and half-amended: correct parties, term, rent and review, permitted occupiers, break provisions, repairing obligations, and clauses that comply with the Tenant Fees Act and consumer protection rules.
Prescribed information matters as much as the agreement. A deposit must be protected in an authorised scheme within thirty days and the prescribed information served. An EPC, a current gas safety certificate, an electrical installation condition report and the correct version of the How to Rent guide must be given at the outset. Failure on any of these can invalidate a later section 21 notice.
02Landlord & tenant
When things go wrong
We advise on rent arrears, breach of covenant, disrepair claims and antisocial behaviour, and on whether a section 8 notice on specified grounds, a section 21 notice, or negotiation is the appropriate route. Notices are technical documents and defective service is the most common reason a possession claim fails.
For tenants, we advise on the validity of a notice received, deposit protection failures, disrepair obligations and unlawful eviction. Where a matter requires contested county court litigation we will tell you honestly and refer you to specialist counsel or a litigation firm.
03Landlord & tenant
Buying or selling with a tenant in place
Where a property is sold subject to an existing tenancy we deal with the disclosure of the tenancy, the transfer of the deposit to the buyer's scheme and the notice to the tenant of the change of landlord. Many lenders will not lend on a tenanted property, or will require vacant possession, and we identify that early.
STEPSHow the matter runs
Every landlord & tenant file follows the same sequence.
Documents reviewed
02Tenancy, deposit protection, certificates and prescribed information checked.
Advice in writing
03A clear written view on your position, your options and the likely cost of each.
Action
04Agreement drafted, notice prepared and served, or negotiation conducted on your behalf.
Questions we are asked most
We advise on notices and pre-action steps. Contested possession proceedings are litigation work and we will refer you to a specialist where that is the right course — we will say so at the outset rather than part way through.
Property law, handled properly.
Need help with landlord & tenant?
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