Defined legal service

Admission, eviction and protection of housing use

Establishing title or use, the legal basis of occupation and a proportionate remedy without self-help measures.

The problem you need to resolve

  • an owner or lawful user is denied access
  • an owner seeks to end occupation without a current basis

What you receive

  • a proportionality assessment
  • an agreed document

What we do

  • review the questionnaire, deadlines and agreed document list
  • separate verified facts from assumptions and define the legal objective
  • title and basis of occupation
  • occupants, agreements and children’s rights
  • demand or agreed claim

What we need from you

  • title and agreements
  • registration information
  • denial-of-access records and police reports
  • documents concerning children
  • answer focused follow-up questions and verify the factual information
  • do not send a full set of sensitive documents before the conflict-of-interest check and agreement of a protected channel

Fees

  • Fees depend on the facts and scope of support. After a short discussion, we explain what the work includes and its cost. Fees are agreed before work begins.
  • A possible first stage is a written action plan: review of agreed documents, legal assessment, next steps, deadlines, risks and alternatives.
  • Additional objectives, extensive materials and foreign-language documents are discussed separately.
  • Court fees and other mandatory payments are separate from the lawyer's fee. Notarial, translation, valuation and expert costs are also agreed separately.

What may change the route

  • objections or new claims from another party
  • missing, inconsistent or newly received documents
  • the need for valuation, expert evidence, a notarial or registration step
  • existing court or enforcement proceedings, a missed or imminent deadline
  • changing locks, removing belongings or cutting utilities is not offered as lawful support

When this service is not suitable

  • emergency, social and service housing have special rules
  • domestic violence requires urgent safety measures

How we report progress

  • we agree the communication channel before work begins
  • we report receipt of materials, completion of the assessment, document readiness and the next required action
  • where new facts or extra work arise, we first explain the effect on timing and fees and ask for your approval

Official sources

Frequently asked questions

Can a person be evicted without court?

Where occupation is disputed, court assessment is generally required.

Is a title extract always enough?

No.

Does registration automatically confer a right to enter?

No.

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