Landlord and tenant disputes can arise quickly and often involve urgent decisions about possession, rent arrears, or compliance with tenancy or lease terms. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, early advice from an experienced landlord and tenant barrister can help you understand your position and take the right next step.
Barrister Connect provides direct access to specialist landlord and tenant barristers who advise on disputes, prepare court documents, and represent clients at hearings, without the need to instruct a solicitor in many cases.
Eviction proceedings
Rent arrears
Lease disputes
Repairs and maintenance
Tenancy termination
Deposit disputes
Our landlord and tenant barristers advise and represent both landlords and tenants across residential and commercial property disputes. They are instructed at all stages of a dispute, from early advice through to final hearings.
Barristers can assist with:
Advice is always tailored to the specific dispute and the stage the matter has reached.
Barrister Connect offers unmatched expertise and personalised service for resolving landlord and tenant disputes. Here’s why we’re trusted.
Landlord and tenant disputes often turn on the interpretation of tenancy agreements, lease terms, or statutory requirements. A direct access barrister can provide clear advice on your legal position and help you decide how best to proceed.
Many disputes can be narrowed, managed, or resolved more effectively with early specialist input. A barrister can advise before proceedings are issued, review notices or proposed action, and help avoid procedural errors that may weaken your position later.
Where a dispute proceeds to court, barristers are specialists in advocacy. They can prepare your case, draft key documents, and represent you at possession hearings, interim applications, and final hearings.
Disputes over rent often sit at the centre of landlord and tenant cases, particularly where arrears have built up or payment obligations are contested.
Barristers can advise on evidencing arrears, responding to claims, and how rent issues impact possession proceedings or enforcement action.
Possession proceedings require strict compliance with legal and procedural requirements. Errors can delay proceedings or result in claims being dismissed.
Barristers advise on whether possession is likely to be granted and represent clients at hearings where possession is contested.
Eviction is often the final stage of a landlord and tenant dispute and must be carried out lawfully to avoid serious consequences.
Barristers can advise on enforcement options and represent clients where eviction or enforcement is disputed.
Disputes frequently arise where one party alleges a failure to comply with tenancy or lease obligations.
Barristers assist with interpreting lease terms and advising on the legal consequences of alleged breaches.
The validity of notices is a common source of dispute in landlord and tenant matters.
Early advice can be critical in determining whether a notice is legally effective.
Allegations of disrepair or non-compliance can impact rent claims, possession proceedings, and liability.
Barristers advise on the legal obligations involved and how disrepair issues affect the wider dispute.
A landlord and tenant dispute is a legal disagreement arising from a tenancy or lease, including issues such as possession, rent arrears, breach of terms, or compliance with legal obligations.
Yes. Barristers regularly act for both landlords and tenants in residential and commercial disputes.
Where there are imminent deadlines or hearings, advice or representation can often be arranged quickly, subject to availability.
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