Comments on: Time taken to get possession of a property through the courts – an example http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/06/11/time-taken-to-get-possession-of-a-property-through-the-courts-%e2%80%93-an-example/ From landlord and tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Parrott http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/06/11/time-taken-to-get-possession-of-a-property-through-the-courts-%e2%80%93-an-example/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Simon Parrott Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:44:55 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=284#comment-333 Dear Tessa<br /><br />This seems a ridiculous delay, and something I'm concernbed about since my local Court (Bedford) is in the same group as Luton. <br /><br />I encountered a similar problem in Bedfrod County Court when starting to use the PCOL procedure. If I used the web site to issue warrants it took ages, but I now find that sending a request direct to Bedford after the possession date makes a lot of difference. However, perhap things are a-changing!<br /><br />Don't forget that you can use the High court to issue a Writ of possession. I occasionally use this procedure and the last one i did resulted in my client getting possession back in 2 weeks, including the transfer process. It's more expensive (by about £250) but that might pale into insignificance if you factor in the void time<br /><br />Kind regards<br />Simon Dear Tessa

This seems a ridiculous delay, and something I'm concernbed about since my local Court (Bedford) is in the same group as Luton.

I encountered a similar problem in Bedfrod County Court when starting to use the PCOL procedure. If I used the web site to issue warrants it took ages, but I now find that sending a request direct to Bedford after the possession date makes a lot of difference. However, perhap things are a-changing!

Don't forget that you can use the High court to issue a Writ of possession. I occasionally use this procedure and the last one i did resulted in my client getting possession back in 2 weeks, including the transfer process. It's more expensive (by about £250) but that might pale into insignificance if you factor in the void time

Kind regards
Simon

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