Six things, done properly.
Most arrears cases are not lost at trial. They are lost months earlier, in a demand that was never validly served or a schedule that could not be reconciled.
Rent arrears recovery
From the first missed instalment to judgment. Reconciliation of the rent account, formal demand, a negotiated repayment plan where that is the commercial answer, and escalation where it is not.Assured shorthold · company let · licence
Ground rent & service charge arrears
Demands in the prescribed form under s.166 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, service charge demands within the s.20B time limit, and correspondence on breach of covenant.s.166 CLRA 2002 · s.20B LTA 1985 · breach of covenant
Statutory notices
Drafting and service of possession and breach notices under the current tenancy regime, with the evidence of service that makes them stand up when they are challenged.Housing Act 1988 as amended · Renters' Rights Act 2025
Pre-action protocol compliance
The Information Sheet, the Reply Form, the Financial Statement, the thirty-day clock, and the record that proves all four were provided. Non-compliance is the most common reason a claim is stayed or costs are refused.PAP for Debt Claims · CPR PD Pre-Action Conduct
Case preparation & bundles
Rent schedules, chronologies, witness statements, exhibit bundles and completed claim documentation, prepared for filing by you or by your solicitor.N1 · N119 · N325 · Money Claim Online
Instructing solicitors & counsel
Where a matter becomes contested or needs a regulated hand, we brief an external firm on your behalf and manage the file — so you deal with one point of contact, not three.Fixed-fee referral · file managed end to end