The Property Podcast ASK514: How do I find a good solicitor? PLUS: Should I renew this tenancy?
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Mar 10, 2026 Matt, a property investor calling about finding reliable conveyancing lawyers when lender panels limit choices. Chris, a landlord caller worried about renewing a tenancy days before rolling contracts arrive. They discuss timing for renewals, agent renewal fees and tactics, and practical ways to find and vet solicitors through networks and recommendations.
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Skip Short Renewal Before Renters' Rights
- Do not renew a fixed-term tenancy if Renters' Rights will convert it to rolling two weeks later.
- Rob Bence advises telling the agent you won't renew to avoid the agent's renewal fee and keep the existing agreement to roll over.
Tell Tenants About Legal Changes
- Inform tenants about the legislative change so they don't get anxious when a fixed term isn't renewed.
- Rob Bence notes agents must serve an information leaflet by end of May, similar to the How to Rent Guide.
Agents Pushing Renewals To Capture Fees
- Agents are exploiting pre-change renewals to collect fees, sometimes pushing two-year deals to take fees upfront.
- Rob Bence highlights this practice as widespread and opportunistic ahead of the law change.