Category Archives: Litigation

Heysham Landlord Fails to Protect Deposit – Tenant Wins

Legal Action Against a Heysham Landlord Our Tenancy Deposit Team at Phoenix Legal Solicitors have again produced an excellent outcome for our client. Mrs “D” took action against her landlord for a property in Heysham on the basis of the landlord failing to protect her deposit with any of the three (3) government-backed schemes within […]

Victory for Tenants: Phoenix Legal Secure Over £13,000 in Compensation for Clients

Victory for Tenants: Phoenix Legal Secure Over £13,000 in Compensation for Clients

Tenants Receive Substantial Payouts After Landlord Fails to Protect Deposits A recent triumph prevailed for Phoenix Legal Solicitors and our clients within our Tenancy Deposit Department. Our clients, Mrs C & Mrs S, took action against their landlord over the failure to protect their tenancy deposit with any of the 3 nationally available deposit protection […]

Deposit Non-Protection, Rent Increases, Surrender, and Counterclaims

Deposit Non-Protection, Rent Increases, Surrender, and Counterclaims

Deposit non-protection, rent increases, surrender, and counterclaims Our client occupied their property in November 2022 on a 12-month tenancy agreement and paid a £600.00 tenancy deposit to their landlord. The landlord did not protect the deposit in one of the three tenancy deposit protection schemes. In short, any monies paid by a tenant, which constitute […]