Landlord and Tenant
Renting out your property can be a great way of bringing in extra money and even supplementing your pension – but is not without its challenges. The regulations and responsibilities surrounding landlords can often be confusing and difficult to navigate.
As a landlord we understand that your main focus might be on quickly generating income whilst also protecting the value of your investment. At Rothera Bray we take time to listen to your needs and problems, then devise and implement strategies that help you manage your property portfolio.
Why use Rothera Bray for landlord and tenant matters?
Our landlord and tenant team have vast experience in helping landlords in relation to various aspects of landlord law. From drafting leases and creating tenancy agreements to serving notices and management advice, we can help.
We act for landlords in a wide variety of sectors, and regardless of the size of your property asset or portfolio.
We deal with all aspects of residential and commercial landlord matters.
We represent a wide range of landlord clients including private individuals, private and public sector organisations and property management companies.
We can work with our other commercial departments so that all the services you need are under one roof.
We have well-developed relationships with letting agents and other external consultants.
We can help you with:
- Lease drafting and negotiation
- Commercial and residential property recovery
- Issuing and undertaking County Court Proceedings for the recovery of rent, including, where appropriate, the obtaining of County Court Judgments (CCJs)
- Breaches of Tenant leasehold covenants
- Creating tenancy agreements and supporting documents
- Management advice
- Rent recovery
- Repossession of your property should things go wrong
- Conveyancing services for the sale and purchase of your properties
- Financial advice on buy-to-let mortgages and re-mortgages
- Dispute resolution
- Illegal sublet eviction
Send us a message
“As a landlord, renting can be stressful. We’ll make the legal process simple and profitable for you. ”
Richard Bates
Head of Landlord & Tenant
Richard Bates
Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution
Richard Bates leads the Dispute Resolution team at Rothera Bray. Richard is a litigation specialist and can provide a wide range of services to both commercial and private clients.
Terhi Sygrove
Recoveries Manager
Terhi Sygrove is a debt recovery specialist and head of the debt recovery department at our Lace Market, Nottingham Office.
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