Solicitors and private tenants

Di_Marco

I live in South London. I have been issued with a Section 21 notice and everywhere I look it appears that the legal market primarily caters for landlords with private renters pushed aside. Can anyone recommend any firm of solicitors in South London who are willing to represent a private tenant in terms of filing a defense and court representation?

Slithery

Why do you need a solicitor? If you have a valid defense then just present it yourself...
https://markprichard.co.uk/content/documents/180408-Section-21-checker-tool.pdf

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Di_Marco said:

I live in South London. I have been issued with a Section 21 notice and everywhere I look it appears that the legal market primarily caters for landlords with private renters pushed aside. Can anyone recommend any firm of solicitors in South London who are willing to represent a private tenant in terms of filing a defense and court representation?

 What defence? 

greatcrested

You do not need a solicitor.

Are you in a fixed term tenancy and if so

a) what date does it end and

b) what date does the S21 expire?

If your tenancy is periodic,

c) is it weekly, monthly or quarterly?

d) what date was the S21 served on you and

e) what date does it expire?

There are multiple possible reasons a S21 may be invalid. Answer the 85 questions in this questionaire below.It is entirely accurate except for one recent change: a S21 must give 3 months notice at present,  not two (Coronavirus Act 2020 ):

S21 checklist (Is a S21 valid?)

Slithery

OP's previous thread about this issue...
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/76292321

greatcrested

Slithery said:

OP's previous thread about this issue...
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/76292321

Is this the same property?

So this is your 12th S21 notice? Why are you any more concerned than when you received the previous 11?

Why (oh why oh WHY!) are you still living there?

Since by now you must be familar with the S21 checklist, you will know whether the S21 is valid or not.

If it is valid, there is nothing a solicitor can do.

If it is not valid, you do not need a solicitor to tell the court why.

AdrianC

Di_Marco said:

I live in South London. I have been issued with a Section 21 notice and everywhere I look it appears that the legal market primarily caters for landlords with private renters pushed aside. Can anyone recommend any firm of solicitors in South London who are willing to represent a private tenant in terms of filing a defense and court representation?

Don't panic - courts still aren't taking possession cases, and there's three months notice anyway. So it's going to be WELL into 2021 before you need to question the validity of the s21.

But, really, do you WANT to stay there long term knowing your landlord doesn't want you there? Prepare to move. Start looking.

greatcrested

AdrianC said:

Di_Marco said:

I live in South London. I have been issued with a Section 21 notice and everywhere I look it appears that the legal market primarily caters for landlords with private renters pushed aside. Can anyone recommend any firm of solicitors in South London who are willing to represent a private tenant in terms of filing a defense and court representation?

But, really, do you WANT to stay there long term knowing your landlord doesn't want you there? Prepare to move. Start looking.

OP was advised that a year ago........

princeofpounds

greatcrested said:

So this is your 12th S21 notice? Why are you any more concerned than when you received the previous 11?

LOL