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 […]
Category Archives: Tenancy
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Jul
Jul
Knowing your rights Even if you’re not looking to bring a claim at the moment or are not in any dispute with your current landlord, it is always good to know your rights and the rules your landlord should follow. We are here to give you a straightforward guide to the tenancy deposit rules so […]
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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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Mar
Mar
The Claimant entered into a tenancy in 2020 with the Defendant for a luxury property in Hertfordshire. A deposit was paid in the sum of £10,730 and was not protected, by the Landlord Darren Andrews Group Limited, until 320 days after the deposit was taken. The Claimant left the property in May 2022 and the […]
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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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Aug
Aug
On 11 January 2023, at the County Court of Clerkenwell & Shoreditch, Mrs Alisha Butler, Director of Phoenix Solicitors, before District Judge Sterlini, represented two Claimants in their claims against both the Landlord (Def 2) and the Landlords agent (Def 1) for failing to protect their tenancy deposits. Background to the Claim Both the First […]
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Dec
Dec
Did you rent through Purple Bricks – Was your deposit protected and did you receive the correct information? Since 6th April 2007, when you rent a home and pay a deposit that deposit should be protected in a Tenancy Deposit scheme, within 30 days, and you should be given a set of prescribed information setting […]
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May
May
Phoenix Legal Limited recently acted on behalf of a client who paid a tenancy deposit to their landlord when they moved into their property in September 2013. 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 […]