Landlords · Residential & commercial

The rules for landlords just changed more than they have in a generation. Your documents should too.

Possession notices drafted with the compliance history checked first, arrears recovery, tenancy agreements that reflect the current law, and commercial landlord work, renewals, dilapidations and forfeiture advice, at fixed fees.

Get your notice or tenancy checked See the fee schedule

Compliance-firstNotices checked before they're served

£295Tenancy agreement, current-law

Both booksResidential and commercial portfolios

Fees

The fee schedule.

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Schedule of feesGBP · No VAT

Item	What it covers	Fee
Possession notice, drafted & checked	The correct notice for your ground and tenancy under the current regime, with the deposit, licensing and compliance history checked first, because a defective notice costs months.	from £550
Rent arrears letter	Formal demand on solicitor letterhead with the escalation route set out.	from £395
Tenancy agreement	Drafted to the current legal framework, not a template from a regime that no longer exists.	from £395
Portfolio compliance audit	Your tenancy documents, deposits and prescribed information reviewed against current requirements, with a written fix list.	from £595
Commercial: renewal, dilapidations, forfeiture advice	The contentious side of the commercial lease practice, quoted per matter.	from £850
Landlord retainer	Priority support across a portfolio, monthly.	from £750/mo

"From" prices are starting fees for standard scope; your exact fee is fixed in writing before you pay anything and never changes after that. Returning clients keep their original rates for 12 months. No VAT is charged: the price quoted is the price paid. Court, tribunal and official fees are shown separately on your quote before you pay anything.

Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.

Common questions

FAQs.

Why do you check compliance before drafting a notice?

Because possession cases are lost on history, not hearings: an unprotected deposit, missing prescribed information or licensing gap can invalidate the notice months after service. Ten minutes of checking beats a re-served notice and a lost season.

Has the law really changed that much for landlords?

Yes, the reform of the residential possession regime is the largest shift in decades, and documents drafted for the old framework are exactly the ones that fail. If your tenancy agreements predate the changes, the audit exists for you.

Do you go to possession hearings?

Straightforward hearings are increasingly remote and are handled directly where the court permits; where in-person advocacy is needed, your case is prepared here and counsel is instructed, one relationship, no relay.

Commercial tenant not paying, what are my options?

Faster and wider than residential: rent recovery, forfeiture and lease-based remedies each have traps and time bars, which is what the fixed-fee advisory covers before you act.

Get in touch

Confidential review within 24 hours.

Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.

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How this practice worksEverything starts in writing, and written replies are fastest. Calls are reserved for engaged clients and Counsel-tier matters, and where a matter needs an appointment it is a single scheduled video appointment, included in your fixed fee.

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