Our Residential Lettings Team delivers expert advice on all aspects of the private rented sector, from drafting tenancy agreements to securing possession.
Our expert team, led by Alice Harris, boasts extensive experience in advising clients within the private rented sector. We deliver professional, tailored advice to landlords, agents, and tenants, ensuring all aspects of private lettings are seamlessly managed.
In the ever-evolving private rented sector, compliance is more critical than ever, especially with the Renters’ Rights Bill on the horizon. Securing the right advice from the outset is vital for a smooth, successful, and legally compliant tenancy.
Our services include:
- Advising on setting up a letting and House of Multiple Occupation requirements
- Reviewing tenancy agreements
- Crafting alternative occupation agreements including common law tenancies, service occupancy agreements and licences
- Drafting bespoke agreements
- Conducting property portfolio reviews
- Preparing and serving notices (including s.21 notices and s.8 notices under the Housing Act 1988)
- Issuing and dealing with possession claims
- Handling disrepair claims
- Rent repayment orders
- Resolving tenancy deposit disputes and compensation claims
- Recovering rent
- Providing training and updates
- Forthcoming legislative changes affecting the private rented sector.
Our Experience
2024 to Present – Asset and property management company
We are undertaking a portfolio review for an asset and property management company that deals with blocks of residential accommodation let on assured shorthold tenancies. We’ve crafted bespoke documentation to streamline processes, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the portfolio. Additionally, we have tailored tenancy documentation for future lettings and provided strategic advice on the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
2021 to 2023 – Corporate residential landlord
We represented a corporate landlord through a challenging possession claim, successfully securing vacant possession. The tenant, representing themselves, raised a baseless disrepair counterclaim and withheld rent resulting in several court hearings taking place. We obtained a possession order and an order for costs, which were enforced via bailiffs, ensuring resolution for our client.
2021 to 2022 – Private residential tenant
We represented three tenants and a third party (who paid the deposit) in a compensation claim against a landlord and letting agent for failing to comply with s.213 of the Housing Act 2004. Our efforts led to a successful claim, with the landlord and agent being required to compensate the tenants for not registering the deposit within 30 days of receipt.
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