Disputes between Landlords and Tenants
Whether you are a landlord or tenant, it is vital that you are aware of your legal rights and obligations. Letting out residential accommodation is strictly regulated and controlled with ever changing rules.
Ashfords' Property Litigation Team offers the full range of legal services to an ever-growing client base which, in addition to private landlords also includes, housing associations and other social landlords. Our solicitors handle private housing matters for a range of private clients as part of its total client care commitment including trusts and landed estates as well as individuals.
Work handled includes:
We have created Case Management packages for rent actions, historic rent arrears actions, and gas safety access injunctions. The Case Management packages are unique. We are not aware of any other firm offering such a range of packages to clients. The fees are calculated on a fixed basis. As a result of the case management systems, costs are kept extremely low and cases are dealt with maximum efficiency.
Updates, training and seminars
We provide training to clients and client organisations, non-clients and other professional service providers and provide regular bulletins that now have a national circulation.
- possession proceedings;
- Injunctions, including anti-social behaviour injunctions and gas safety injunctions;
- rent, service charge and other leasehold disputes;
- advice on tenancy agreements (particularly in relation to buy to let properties);
- abandoned goods;
- disrepair claims;
- debt recovery;
- distress;
- landlord/tenant insolvency;
- mediation;
- restrictive covenants;
- trespass claims;
- Disability Discrimination Act;
- leasehold enfranchisement;
- land tribunal applications;
- leasehold valuation tribunal issues/applications;
- occupiers liability issues;
- advice on asbestos;
- defending local authority disrepair notices; and
- defending unlawful eviction claim.
We have created Case Management packages for rent actions, historic rent arrears actions, and gas safety access injunctions. The Case Management packages are unique. We are not aware of any other firm offering such a range of packages to clients. The fees are calculated on a fixed basis. As a result of the case management systems, costs are kept extremely low and cases are dealt with maximum efficiency.
Updates, training and seminars
We provide training to clients and client organisations, non-clients and other professional service providers and provide regular bulletins that now have a national circulation.
