Commercial property owners legal solutions

Protect your rental income and your rights with expert legal support, helping you handle tenant issues, disputes and unexpected legal costs with confidence.

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Being a landlord can provide a very good return on investment but it isn’t without its pitfalls. Landlord legal expenses insurance can help if you ever have a problem with difficult tenants.

Commercial legal expenses insurance

What does it cover?

We will appoint a solicitor to represent you and pay their costs to protect your rights as a landlord arising from:

  • Repossession of a residential property
  • Property damage, nuisance and trespass
  • Recovery of rent arrears
  • Commercial lease disputes
  • Holiday homes contract disputes

We will also pay alternative accommodation and/or storage costs while trying to gain possession of your property.

Rent indemnity cover is also included so you do not end up out of pocket if repossession is being sought and your tenant defaults on rent due.

Assistance when you need it

Commercial property owners includes useful assistance services providing helplines and online help.

You can call our legal advice helpline and get immediate advice on all tenancy-related legal problems within UK law 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (England and Wales only; advice on other jurisdictions is available 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, excluding bank holidays.)

You also have access to our tax advice line, open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays), which will answer your personal tax queries subject to UK laws.

Your query will be dealt with by a qualified specialist who is experienced in handling legal and tax-related matters. Services are subject to fair and reasonable use.

Legal advice helpline

Your policy unlocks free access to our landlord legal services website, this provides a range of useful tools to help you. You can access our law guides which offer guidance on a wide range of legal topics, as well as videos and claims examples that demonstrate how our cover can help.

Various levels of cover

We offer a number of different products; for example, more comprehensive policies will offer extra areas of cover, including cover for contract disputes and tax protection.