Housing

Whether tenant or landlord,
know your legal rights.

Services

Our Housing department has solicitors who are capable of dealing with the most complex of situations as well as more straightforward cases including:
 
Landlord & Tenant issues
  • Defending claims for disrepair
  • Defending unlawful eviction claims
  • Notice seeking Possession
  • Repossession and representation at Court
  • Unfair terms contract
  • Unlawful eviction and injunctions
Possession Proceedings
  • Alternative accommodation
  • Defending all possession claims
  • Harassment
  • Housing benefits issues
  • Rent arrears issues
  • Right to Buy
  • Security of tenure
  • Service charge disputes
  • Squatters rights and adverse possessions
  • Succession rights
Disrepair, Allocation & Transfer
  • Allocation of permanent accommodation
  • Claims made by the tenant(s) against the Landlord.
  • Enhancing points
  • Overcrowding
Homelessness
  • Homelessness applications
  • Judicial Review to secure temporary accommodation
  • Reviews against Council decisions
  • Temporary accommodation pending a homelessness application appeal to the County Court against council decisions