Tenant Eviction Solicitors
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We are specialist litigation solicitors. We have a team of partners, solicitors and trainees all helping landlords regain possession of their property across the country on a low fixed fee basis. We work nationally and can assist in recovering possession of any property located within England and Wales. We cover every court within England and Wales.
What Is Tenant Eviction?
Evicting a residential tenant in the UK is a multi-step binding legal process.
It’s essential for residential landlords who wish to regain possession of their property from a renter before or after their tenancy agreement or lease expires to follow the required procedure for eviction.
If you’re a landlord who fails to follow the legal process to evict a tenant, it will, at best, significantly slow down the process of taking possession of your rental property.
At worst, it could lead to lost rental arrears, legal fees, and court costs.
If the tenant successfully alleges harassment, you could face substantial fines and/or criminal charges.
Many landlords instruct expert tenant eviction solicitors who can help achieve a successful outcome in residential claims for possession on a fixed-fee basis.
Our pricing is clear and transparent and we have pioneered the use of fixed fee services in this area. We usually serve notices and issue claims on the same day that we receive everything we need from you. If you know the service you require please select this from the options below;
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This is a non binding indication whether Helix Law Ltd might be able to offer you a "No Win, No Fee" agreement (also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement, or CFA). There is no cost of obligation for using this service and each case is assessed on its merits.
Area of work
We only enter into CFA funding agreements in relation to some commercial, property and construction disputes. We therefore need to understand what type of dispute you have so that we can assess whether a CFA might be appropriate.
Is the value in dispute more than £10,000?
This is important because typically it is only possible to recover legal costs, including costs funded on a ‘No Win, No Fee’ (or ‘Conditional Fee Agreement’), where the amount in dispute is over £10,000. If you have a dispute where your losses and damages are less than £10,000 it is unlikely we can offer you a CFA.
Is the value in dispute more than £10,000?
This is important because typically it is only possible to recover legal costs, including costs funded on a ‘No Win, No Fee’ (or ‘Conditional Fee Agreement’), where the amount in dispute is over £10,000. If you have a dispute where your losses and damages are less than £10,000 it is unlikely we can offer you a CFA.
Is the value in dispute more than £10,000?
This is important because typically it is only possible to recover legal costs, including costs funded on a ‘No Win, No Fee’ (or ‘Conditional Fee Agreement’), where the amount in dispute is over £10,000. If you have a dispute where your losses and damages are less than £10,000 it is unlikely we can offer you a CFA.
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Generally speaking tenants will not own assets. That means you might ‘win’ but not recover damages and costs- even if the court orders the tenant to pay. Whereas if your dispute is with a property owner we can usually recover your costs and damages from their share of the property.
Is your claim about an unpaid application for payment and/or retention greater than £20,000?
This is important as it helps us assess the likely cost; benefit for you, and our ability to offer you CFA funding.
Do you have a contract in writing or registered shares in your name?
The more evidence you have in support of your allegations, the better your prospects of success. The higher your prospects of success, the more likely we can offer you a CFA funding arrangement.
Is the issue arising recently or within the last 6 years at most?
All disputes are subject to limitation periods- this is the period of time in which a claim must be issued. Most limitation periods in our work are 6 years. There can be exceptions and upto 12 years is possible, but this is a factor that can increase risk to you and to us and might lead to us declining to offer a CFA. With the passage of time memories can/will also fade, and evidence can be lost or destroyed. Acting promptly can therefore be important.
Does the opponent own property in England and Wales?
We want to ensure we can force your opponent to pay if they refuse to pay. If your opponent has assets, usually property, we can have greater confidence of recovering money, property, or assets (or all the above), for you. Otherwise there can be risk that you have a good claim with good prospects of success, but if your oppoennt doesn’t own anything, you might not recover damages or losses.
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Based on the form, we think there is a good prospect we will be prepared to offer you a No Win No Fee agreement (CFA). Please confirm your contact details and a member of our team will contact you usually within 1 hour during usual business hours.
The most common ways to bring a tenancy to an end are via either a section 21 notice or a section 8 notice. Ensuring these notices are valid is fundamental. Landlord and tenant law is incredibly precise and there is usually no discretion to fix even minor problems with notices. Possession claims can and do regularly fail for what may appear to be insignificant issues such as incorrect dates, misspellings, irregularities with documents and deposits. Tenants are often still entitled to legal aid to defend landlord possession proceedings and local authorities routinely advise tenants to remain in a property until a bailiffs appointment has been arranged (the end of the tenant eviction process). With all this in mind it is fundamental that landlords are positioned on the front foot at the outset.
These are the typical types of tenancy agreement or property arrangements we help bring to an end.
Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs)
An Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement is by far the most common form of tenancy agreement in use in England and Wales. If you have used a tenancy agreement provided by a solicitor, agent, or an organisation such as the National Landlords Association (NLA) or Residential Landlords Association (RLA) this will almost certainly be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement.
Use of an AST gives you the ability to evict your tenant by using either the SECTION 21 PROCESS or the SECTION 8 PROCESS. We charge low fixed fees to draft notices and issue claims on this basis.
Lodgers
A lodger is someone who is typically renting a room within a property that the ‘landlord’ owner lives in themselves. Legally this does NOT usually create a landlord and tenant relationship but is more accurately described as a licensee and licensor relationship. The occupier would usually enter into a contract (a license) rather than an AST and would pay the licensor (‘landlord’/property owner) pay a license fee (‘rent’).
Lodgers have far fewer legal rights than tenants but of course there is always risk that the legal position can become confused on the ground. For example if the lodger has exclusive possession of an area in the property (a room or annex etc) the courts might consider this more accurately a landlord and tenant relationship even if the license says it is a license. Often people will refer to being the ‘landlord’ and the ‘tenant’ and to the payment of ‘rent’ which can also confuse the position.
Where occupiers really are licensees and not tenants a section 21 or section 8 notice are usually NOT the most appropriate form of notice. In these situations a notice to quit can be more appropriate.
We’re happy to discuss this with you informally and without any initial charge to establish the best route for you to regain possession of your property. Call us on 0345 314 2044 or email [email protected].
House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
HMOs can be confusing because the contracts will typically allow the tenant rights over their room, but not over the communal areas.
From a tenant eviction perspective we almost universally treat occupiers of HMOs as tenants with ASTs even where license agreements have been used. The reason for this is straightforward in that the court will always look at the substance and not the form of any document. So it doesn’t matter what a contract calls itself.
One of the legal tests for establishing a tenancy (rather than a license) is whether the occupier has exclusive possession of a space or area, i.e. a room. Where they do a tenancy is likely to exist. We therefore advise owner landlords of HMOs to follow the section 21 or section 8 eviction routes to regain possession. Further details of our services and fixed fees are available here.
Why Choose Helix Law Tenant Eviction Solicitors?
Helix Law’s expert property dispute solicitors have extensive experience acting for landlords nationwide and helping owners recover possession of property.
We frequently take instruction in every stage of the tenant eviction process, from serving Section 21 and Section 8 notices to obtaining possession orders and warrants to proceed with eviction.
Many tenants will leave upon receiving a properly served Section 21 or Section 8 notice.
However, if your tenant disputes the validity of either notice or your grounds for possession, at least one hearing will be required.
The eviction process often fails at this point due to various reasons, from minor mistakes to more serious irregularities with documents and deposits.
By instructing our expert property law team from the outset, you can avoid costly mistakes and aggravation.
Helix Law handles every phase of the eviction process for landlords, from reviewing tenancy documents to calling the bailiffs.
All for a low fixed fee.
Contact Helix Law today to resolve your landlord/tenant dispute successfully, or click below for more details on Section 8 and Section 21 possession claims.
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