Your home is a sanctuary where you should feel safe and secure. However, housing disputes can turn your home into a source of anxiety. It's essential to resolve these disputes promptly, and often, legal assistance is necessary to navigate the complexities of housing law. Our Housing Solicitors are experts in this field, advocating for clients on issues involving housing associations and residents’ rights.
Housing Disputes
In short
Your home should be a place you feel safe and secure, so a dispute over it — with a landlord, a leaseholder, a neighbour, or a local authority — can be especially stressful. This page is a starting point for the full range of housing disputes we handle, with links through to detailed guidance on your specific situation. Call 08082747557 for a free initial assessment.
The kinds of housing dispute we handle
“Housing dispute” covers a wide range of situations, and the right approach — and the right area of law — depends on exactly what’s going on. We regularly advise on:
- Landlord and tenant disputes — repairs, deposits, rent arrears, access, and disagreements over a tenancy agreement
- Leasehold disputes — service charges, lease terms, forfeiture, and disagreements between leaseholders and freeholders
- Boundary disputes — disagreements with a neighbour over where a boundary runs (see our dedicated boundary disputes guidance)
- Neighbour disputes — nuisance, noise, and anti-social behaviour, covered in full on our neighbour disputes page
- Possession proceedings — where a landlord is seeking to regain a property, or a tenant is contesting a Section 8 or Section 21 notice; see possession and repossession proceedings
- Unlawful eviction — where a tenant has been forced out, or locked out, without the correct legal process; see unlawful eviction
Not sure which category your dispute falls into? Call 08082747557 and we’ll point you to the right specialist, free of charge.
How we resolve housing disputes
Wherever possible, we look to resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation or arbitration rather than court proceedings — it’s usually quicker, less stressful, and less expensive. Where court action is necessary, we’ll represent you through the full process. Depending on your situation and the type of claim, conditional fee arrangements (sometimes known as “no win, no fee”) may also be available, which we can discuss with you at your free initial assessment.
Choosing the right housing law solicitor
Housing disputes can escalate quickly if legal advice isn’t sought early, so it’s worth acting sooner rather than later. Look for a solicitor who is upfront about their fees, communicates clearly, and has genuine experience in your specific type of dispute — every QualitySolicitors firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and we’ll always be clear about costs before any work begins.
Related Services
- Resolve a disagreement over a shared boundary Boundary Disputes
- Resolve an ongoing dispute with a neighbour Neighbour Disputes and Anti-Social Behaviour
- Respond to a possession or repossession claim Possession and Repossession Proceedings
- Get help if you’ve been unlawfully evicted Unlawful Eviction
- Set up or review a tenancy and deposit Tenancy Agreements and Deposits
- Resolve a dispute over a property contract Contract Disputes
- Get advice on a shared wall or building work near a boundary Party Walls