Civil Dispute Involving Landlords or Tenants

Advice for landlords and tenants about evictions

Landlords must follow strict procedures if they want a tenant to leave their property. You can find out more about council and housing evictions or private renting evictions.

Advice for tenants and landlords about withholding rent due to outstanding repairs

Tenants do not have the right to withhold rent because a landlord has failed to do repairs. If a tenant withholds rent a landlord may start possession proceedings against them and increase the risk of eviction. Find out more information and advice.

Information for property owners and squatters

Squatting is when someone deliberately enters property without permission and lives there, or intends to live there.  Anyone who originally enters a property with the permission of the landlord is not a squatter.

You can remove squatters using an interim possession order (IPO) or making a claim for possession.  Don’t try to remove the squatters yourself using force or the threat of force - you’re committing a crime if you do.

Find out more about the law on squatting.