Landlord and Tenant Disputes
Landlord and Tenant disputes can prove complex, and disagreements can quickly become fraught and stressful for both parties. Whether you are a Landlord or a Tenant it is paramount that you have a clear understanding of the terms of the Tenancy including your responsibilities and obligations.
Our team at Brar & Co have the experience and expertise to help you resolve your disputes by offering tailored pragmatic advice appropriate to the issues in dispute. We adopt the approach to resolve issues amicably through negotiations, but should this fail, we will be there to support you through a claim or defence including representation at court.
Advice for Landlords
We have years of experience acting for Landlords dealing with the service of notices on tenants and evictions at court and are also able to assist in defending claims issues on behalf of tenants.
Our experienced team can provide a full range of services including:
- Possession Claim (Evictions)
- Defending a claim for disrepair
- Drafting Tenancy Agreements
- Recovery of rent arrears
If you are a Landlord and wish to commence eviction proceedings you need to follow the correct procedure which is often complex and involved various prescribed notices which must be legally used before proceedings can be formally issued at court. It is paramount that the correct procedure is used as otherwise the court may refused to grant you a possession order which will only prolong the matter and increase your costs.
Advice for Tenants
Before eviction process can be commenced at court, your Landlord must follows a strict set of procedures for an eviction to be lawful including service of the appropriate notice and depending on the type of procedure your Landlord must also comply with various statutory pre- conditions.
In any event if your Landlord wishes to evict you the first step you should take is to contact us and speak with one of solicitors at the earliest opportunity. It may be the case that you have a claim against your Landlord for compensation and we may be able to assist you with the following:
- Harassment by a Landlord
- Unlawful Eviction
- Claims for disrepair to the property
- Defending eviction proceedings.
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Call us in 0191 276 6880 to arrange for an appointment or complete the online enquiry form and we will contact you.
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East – Newcastle upon Tyne
240a Chillingham Road,
Heaton,
NE6 5LP
West – Newcastle upon Tyne
29 West Road,
NE4 9PU