Are you a Landlord or a Tenant?
Here at Highland Solicitors we provide comprehensive advice on your legal rights and obligations.
Majority of private tenancies are assured short hold tenancies and landlords have to make sure they serve the correct notice. There are numerous reasons landlords may want to evict a tenant. However, tenants have a right of occupation.
These can be brought to an end by either a Section 21 notice or by services of a notice under Section 8 of the housing Act 1988.
At Highland Solicitors we specialized in Landlord & Tenant law. Our experience team will take you through the process from the onset and will provide the highest quality advice on a wide range of issues concerning your matter. Involving us from the start means we can identify potential problems however if you have started elsewhere then realized that things are not how they should be, contact us and our specialist will pick up the pieces.
Landlords
If you are a landlord we can assist you to prepare and serve the correct notice as required by law to the tenant. These can be either Section 21 notice or Section 8 notice. Served for contentious or non-contentious matter i.e. when a tenancy term comes to an end or after the initial four months of a tenancy, alternatively served for breaches of tenancy such as none payment of rent or nuisance complaints, or any breach of the tenancy.
We can also assist with application to court re: bailiff
With a wealth of experience at our disposal, we provide advice in connection with new commercial leases, existing commercial leases, renewals and licenses’ as well as pre-let documentation.
Tenants
If you are a tenant, at Highland Solicitors we will assist you in understanding and enforcing your legal rights in relation to Notices e.g. the correct notice and minimum notice period that your landlord is obliged to provide to you to gain lawful possession has been provided. We will ensure that the correct procedure the landlord must undertake, before possession can be granted to the landlord has been adhere to.
At Highland Solicitors, we will enforce your legal right and provide advice whether it is in relation to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, notice period on your tenancy agreement, repossession or unlawful eviction. Where a landlord has failed in their obligation to follow due process and procedures, we can help you obtain compensation and in certain cases reinstatement to the property if you so desire.
We will provide advice and representation for housing disrepair, including emergency injunction for urgent repairs and compensation claims for disrepair and unlawful eviction.