Possession of Property Actions
Our home is likely to be the most valuable assets that we ever own. It is therefore essential that we do all we can to protect it. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, we can cater for your needs. We can give detailed advice to landlords on their obligations both statutory and contractual. We have assisted numerous private landlords in obtaining possession orders against their tenants and can help you ensure that any ensuing eviction is lawful.
Whatever the reason is and whoever may be to blame, losing a home will be a distressing time for many of us. We also have extensive experience in assisting tenants defend possession claims whether you occupy your home as a licensee or a tenant under an assured, assured shorthold or secure tenancy. We can also assist our clients bring counterclaims against their landlords.
Housing Disrepair Claims
Being specialist housing law practitioners, we believe we will be able to assist you with almost any property-related matters whether you are a landlord or a tenant. We have extensive experience and expertise in bringing disrepair actions as well as defending such actions.
Warrants of Eviction / Warrants for Possession
Warrant of eviction is the last stage before a landlord will be deemed to have lawfully recovered possession of a property occupied by others. For tenants, the issue of a Warrant by the court also signals the end of their stay at a property. Its issue by the court leads to a closure, an end, in the landlord / tenant relationship. We at SSP Law can assist landlords secure warrants of eviction as well as being able to help tenants obtain suspension of the execution of such warrants.
Illegal / Unlawful Eviction
English law dictates that landlords cannot evict their tenants unless such action is sanctioned by the court. If a landlord failed to follow the correct procedure before ousting those occupying their property or changing the lock to their property, he or she can be held liable for unlawful eviction. Not only unlawful eviction can amount to criminal offence, the court also has the power to order landlords to allow their tenant back into the property. In addition, the court can also order landlords to financially compensate their tenants.
Right to Buy
Where there is a choice, for the majority of people, owning the property they live in will be a better option than renting it. You may be a tenant of a local authority or a housing association and your tenancy may give you the right to buy your home from your landlord. Assuming that as a tenant you have been granted the right to buy, there will often be procedures which you will have to comply with before exercising your right to buy. Failure to follow these procedures correctly may mean you lose your hard earned money. We can assist in buying your home through the right to buy procedure and challenge the landlord’s decision on right to buy related matters, both intentionally and/or externally through court proceedings.
Homelessness
As specialist housing lawyers and litigators, we are able to give expert advice and assistance on homelessness law including homelessness application, challenging local authorities’ decisions both internally within the local authorities’ procedures and in court. In this field, we have extensive experience and have assisted our clients with challenging local authorities’ decisions in the House of Lords, now known as the Supreme Court.
