Landlords & Tenants Agreements

Landlord and Tenant law is a hugely complex area of law. The safest way to negotiate and pass safely through this legal minefield is with the help of a tried, tested and experienced guide.

Sedgwick Phelan can be your guide.

Landlord and tenant law has always been one of Sedgwick Phelan’s core business sectors. Consequently, we have specialist experience and particular skills sets spanning both the commercial and residential sectors

For commercial landlords, Sedgwick Phelan has extensive experience in acting on their behalf when taking or granting, renewing or terminating commercial leases.

In commercial leasing, there is normally an exhaustive list of technical and practical issues when taking or granting a commercial lease, on even what appears to be a simple contract. Numerous housing acts have also been introduced over the years, making negotiation even more complex. Our expertise, therefore, means that our clients can enjoy peace of mind, knowing that their interests have been fully safeguarded.

When our client is the landlord, measures are taken to ensure that their asset – the property - is protected. On the occasions when we’re acting on behalf of the tenant, our priority is to ensure that the rent on a property is kept as low as possible. Other issues that must be considered on behalf of tenants include having the flexibility to sell on, underlet, or use the property for different purposes as the need may arise in the future.

These are factors that can only be properly evaluated by expert solicitors in commercial law. That’s why Sedgwick Phelan’s specialists are qualified to deal with issues when Landlord and Tenants have disputes. Such disputes can arise in regard to disrepair claims, lease wording and lease formalisation, obligations, dilapidations, guarantees, notice periods, advice on tenancies and the intricacies of buying to let.