How can we help you?
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Advice on residential landlord and tenant issues
Property disputes with landlords or tenants can be stressful, not least because they can threaten your rental income. Whether you’re looking to evict a tenant, or you have problems with a management company, we can recommend the best route forward for you.
Our property disputes solicitors and lawyers can assist with issues such as recovering unpaid rent, recovering your property, service charge and management company advice, the enforcement of covenants, problems with recovering deposits, disrepair and issues with leases.
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Guidance on property ownership issues
If you have an issue relating to the ownership of your property, we can help you to resolve it. We’ll explain your options on issues including adverse possession claims, building disputes, property misrepresentation, disputes around rights of way and rights of access, through to boundary disputes.
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Unmarried couple separation
If you have a relationship breakdown as an unmarried couple where a property was owned by one or both of you, you may have a claim to recover your financial interest in the property. The co-habiting couple may need assistance in determining the division of the financial interest in the property, even where it is owned solely in one party’s name.
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Specialist expertise in property disputes
Our team has particular expertise in contentious landlord and tenant disputes and experience in alternative methods of property dispute resolution.
Our department head is a member of specialist body the Property Litigation Association and is rated in independent legal guide The Legal 500 for his specialist expertise in this area.
For more information on the extent of your rights and obligations as a property owner, visit our guide to common types of property disputes.
OUR DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES
Practical advice to help you resolve disputes
The severity of tenancy deposit penalties
As a landlord, it’s essential that you correctly protect a tenant’s deposit in order to avoid penalties for not doing so. The severity of tenancy deposit penalties depends on a…
Property ownership disputes – a complete guide to TOLATA claims
Our property disputes solicitors provide specialist advice and expertise on claims relating to property ownership after a relationship has broken down. The Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustee Act 1996…
Tenants awarded large sum in tenancy deposit claim
In a recent case, Willans’ tenancy deposit specialists obtained an order for over £32,000.00 for clients whose landlord had failed to protect their tenancy deposit. Since 6 April 2007, deposits…