Whilst increasingly tenants contract out of and do not have the benefit of renewal rights under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954, the need for this expertise continues. There is huge scope for ‘getting it wrong’ with costly consequences either for landlord or tenant and a good knowledge and experience of the procedures and the tactics to employ is vital.

Compensation claims can be significant and warrant a great deal of care and planning, both to avoid paying them and to succeed in claiming them.