This work covers residential conveyancing, buy-to-let and social housing matters, landlord and tenant disputes, leasehold enfranchisement, boundary and title problems, mortgage and possession cases and housing-condition claims. Solicitors draft and negotiate contracts and leases, exchange and complete conveyancing, prepare and register transfers and charges at HM Land Registry, serve and respond to s.8 and s.21 possession notices, represent clients in county courts and in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), and press or resist repair and disrepair claims under statutory housing law. Lender requirements, deposit protection schemes and conveyancing searches commonly structure the process.
Where a solicitor protects your position
Critical acts include serving or opposing possession notices, issuing possession proceedings in the county court or applying to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), and completing registration at HM Land Registry. A solicitor prepares the statutory notices and court or tribunal pleadings, handles deposit protection and compliance with housing statutes, and obtains the court judgment or registration that changes a person’s right to occupy or own property.
