Successful Housing Disrepair Claim: Phoenix Solicitors Secures Over £9,000 in Compensation in Claim Against Private Landlord Cases of housing disrepair can be both challenging and emotionally taxing for tenants, who often feel trapped in difficult living conditions with limited options for recourse. Recently, our team successfully navigated a particularly complex case, advocating for Mr C, […]
Category Archives: Rent
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Oct
Oct
Risks of Damp and Mould in the UK Damp and mould are common issues in the UK due to the frequently wet and cold climate. They can occur in homes for various reasons, such as condensation, leaks, poor ventilation, or rising damp. If left untreated, damp and mould can have serious consequences for both property […]
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Oct
Oct
Housing Disrepair Claims At Phoenix Legal Solicitors, we specialise in helping tenants hold landlords accountable for maintaining safe and habitable living conditions. If you’re facing issues such as damp, mould, leaks, or other structural defects in your rented property, you may have the right to claim compensation. Below, we answer common questions to guide you […]
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Aug
Aug
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 […]
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Jul
Jul
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 […]
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May
May
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 […]
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May
May
Our client occupied the property in September 2013 on a 12-month tenancy agreement and paid £675 to their landlord. The landlord attempted to get around the deposit issue by saying that the payment was “rent in advance”, and that if they leave the property in a good condition, they will get a “bonus payment” of […]
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Aug
Aug
Phoenix Legal Limited have recently defended a client in relation to a possession claim brought by the landlord wanting to regain possession for themselves. The Client has occupied the property from March 2019 with his two elderly parents and his young son. Since the inception of the tenancy, they made several and consistent complaints as […]
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Sep
Sep
Excessive Ground Rent may become the next PPI scandal. Claims against Housing Developers and Property Solicitors are on the increase and look to continue to rise as the issue surrounding leasehold ground rent becomes more prevalent. These claims involve those people who purchased leasehold properties with ground rents that can double in a short space […]
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May
May
A previously homeless, disabled woman was left in unsuitable accommodation by the council. As reported by The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman website, a woman was given a temporary accommodation after experiencing homelessness and sleeping in an airport. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea provided the disabled woman with an unsuitable, temporary fourth […]