Forbes Solicitors has set up a new legal advice service to help private landlords with a wide range of issues.
New Legal Advice Service Launched for Private Landlords
The new team will offer advice on various topics affecting landlords, from drafting tailored tenancy agreements and recovering possession of a property, to defending disrepair claims and other types of action brought by tenants. The service will launch with a series of advice events starting today (Wednesday 6th July), operating from Forbes’ Housing and Regeneration department in Preston.
An associate in the department, Sam Gorrell, comments: “Our team are very experienced in this area of work, and we are now expanding into the private rental market. We have the expertise to offer a quality service and will act exclusively for landlords, giving them the help and advice they need.”
For private landlords not operating in and around the Preston area, Forbes plans to launch a new online service for landlords, which should be available in the near future.
To mark the creation of the new team, Forbes is hosting a series of events for private landlords and letting agents. The first session will look at a landlord’s ability to recover possession and recent changes to legislation in this area.
The full schedule of seminars is as follows:
- How to get possession of your property – the new regime – Wednesday 6th July
- Tenancy deposits and other common pitfalls – what you need to know – Wednesday 7th September
- Landlords’ health and safety obligations – what are the risks? – Wednesday 2nd November
- Unlawful eviction and abandonment – minimising your risk – Wednesday 1st February, 2017
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