When multiple tenants are affected by the same issue, we can help you bring a group claim. This may involve disrepair, rent overcharges, or other collective grievances against a landlord, housing provider or your local council. Acting together can strengthen your case and lead to quicker resolutions.

Find out more about Group Claims

No one should have to live in poor housing conditions. Whether it’s a leaking roof, subsidence, damp, or a broken boiler, we can ensure your landlord fulfils their legal obligations to make repairs. We will act on your behalf to stop disrepair from affecting your health and well-being. 

Find out more about Housing Conditions & Repairs

Facing the threat of eviction or a possession claim can be one of the most stressful experiences for tenants. Our solicitors are skilled at intervening quickly to prevent unlawful evictions and defending possession proceedings. With our support, you may be able to keep your home and challenge your landlord’s actions.

Find out more about defending possessions & eviction

Securing appropriate housing can be especially challenging for vulnerable individuals. Local authorities are required by law to assist people with specific needs, including the elderly, disabled, or families with children. If you believe the council isn’t meeting its duties, we can help you pursue your right to rehousing and prevent homelessness.

Find out more about Homelessness

Group claims enable leaseholders to unite, amplify their collective strength, and seek justice together. This unified approach increases the likelihood of securing fair compensation and ensuring landlords are held accountable for systemic failings.

Learn more about Group Claims for Leaseholders

Whether it’s a leaking roof, broken heating system, blocked main drains, or broken windows, lack of repairs to the building don’t just affect the condition of your property – they can impact your health and overall well-being. If your freeholder or management company is ignoring repairs that are their obligation, you don’t have to tolerate it.

Learn more about Leasehold Repairs

New buildings often have significant defects, which may not become apparent for some years. Whether fire safety defects, construction issues, missing insulation or inadequate heat installations, houses and blocks of flats can face real issues. Resolving those issues can be complicated. If the building was completed after June 1992, we can assist.

Learn more about Build Defects

Under the law, service charges have to be reasonable in amount for what is provided, and have to be for items that are payable under the lease. If they are not, leaseholders can dispute the charges in the First Tier Tribunal.

Learn more about Leasehold Service Charge Disputes

Residential landlords and letting agents face a wide array of legal obligations. From health and safety standards to tenancy agreements, adhering to both national and local regulations is crucial. Our team is well-versed in landlord-tenant law and can assist you in staying compliant, avoiding enforcement actions, and resolving disputes with tenants or local authorities.

Find out more about Regulation for Landlords & Agents

Letting agents and property managers face constant regulatory changes and heightened scrutiny. We can assist in keeping your tenancy agreements, terms of business, and other legal documents up to date with the latest laws. If you’re dealing with disputes, whether with landlords, tenants, or local authorities, we are ready to represent your interests and resolve matters efficiently. 

Find out more about Letting Agents

Unfortunately, there are times when eviction becomes necessary due to non-payment of rent, property damage, or anti-social behaviour. The eviction process is highly regulated, and one mistake can delay repossession and lead to additional costs. Our solicitors can guide you through the process, ensuring every detail is handled correctly, so you can regain possession of your property as swiftly as possible.

Find out more about Repossession

Renting your accommodation to students often involves its own set of legal challenges, from term-specific tenancies to issues with shared living spaces. Our solicitors have extensive experience advising universities and other educational bodies, private providers of student accommodation, including purpose-built student accommodation and private landlords with student accommodation, on the unique aspects of student lets, helping you stay compliant and avoid disputes.

Find out more about our services for Student Accommodation Providers

Disputes over property ownership, title, and shared spaces can escalate quickly, especially when multiple parties are involved. We provide clear legal advice and representation to help resolve these conflicts, protecting your property rights and interests.

Find out more about Property Ownership Disputes

When you share a wall or structure with a neighbour, disputes over repairs, extensions, or alterations can arise. We offer expert guidance on party wall matters, helping you comply with the Party Wall Act 1996 and resolve disputes with neighbours, whether through negotiation or legal proceedings.

Find out more about Party Wall Disputes

Commercial leases include specific terms, or covenants, that must be adhered to by both landlords and tenants. When these terms are broken, it can lead to a breach of covenant claim, which often requires court involvement. We provide expert advice and representation to help you successfully navigate these disputes.

Find out more about Breach of Covenant

For landlords seeking to recover possession due to serious breaches or rent arrears, forfeiture may be an option. We assist landlords in terminating leases, when necessary, while also advising tenants who may be facing wrongful eviction.

Find out more about Forfeiture

Disputes over dilapidations and repairs typically arise at the end of a lease term. These cases can be time-consuming and expensive, often leading to court action. Whether you’re a landlord or tenant, our solicitors work to resolve these issues as efficiently as possible, aiming to settle disputes before they escalate.

Find out more about Commercial Property Dilapidations

For cases where you can’t get legal aid and you don’t have legal expenses insurance, we may be able to take your case under a ‘no win-no fee’ agreement.

This is possible where:

• It is the kind of case where the other side may be ordered to pay your legal costs
• We think you have a good chance of being successful
• We are confident that the other side will be able to pay your legal costs. (This usually means that we can’t offer a ‘no win-no fee’ agreement in disrepair cases against private landlords, although it will depend on the finances of each landlord.)

Funding your case this way means you won’t have to pay our fees if you lose.

If your case is lost, we will not be paid for the work we have done and we may be able to obtain what’s called ‘after the event insurance’ for you to cover any risk of paying the opposing side’s fees and other costs.

If we win your case, you may have to pay some fees and any insurance premium out of your compensation.  The maximum percentage of any such deduction will always be agreed and explained to you in advance.  We don’t always take the maximum – we assess what is reasonable based on the risks of the case and the amount of work done.

We are known for taking on cases other firms would back away from and we are known for maximising compensation.

Our solicitors are extremely experienced in funding cases this way and will make sure you understand exactly how it all works before you sign any agreement to proceed.

We’ll let you know what any deduction for our costs is likely to be, what you might have to pay for after-the-event insurance, the maximum overall percentage deduction and how much you could get in compensation at the outset, so you can make an informed choice about going forward.  No hidden extras, no pressure, just expert advice.

For defending possession and eviction cases, for homelessness cases, and for housing conditions claims where the only aim is to have serious hazards put right, not a claim for compensation, you may be able to get legal aid to fund your case.

Legal Aid is means-tested so there are eligibility limits on your income, savings and capital. Depending on your income, you may have to pay a contribution.

You can check your eligibility for legal aid here: https://legal-aid-checker.justice.gov.uk/

You may have an insurance policy that includes Legal Expenses insurance. If the policy covers housing or property disputes, the insurer may fund your case. The insurer would need to agree that you can instruct us, as a specialist law firm, on your case.

If there are no other funding options, we can work on a private fees basis.  We will always give you an up-front fee estimate and details of our rates, and in some cases a fixed fee may be possible.  We will ensure that you are always kept up to date with work on your case and informed and consulted immediately about any unexpected costs.

In some circumstances we may be able to offer a ‘no win-lower fee’ agreement, so you would pay reduced fees as the case progressed, and we would seek higher fees from the other side if the case is successful.