
Landlords need the courts for recovering possession from bad tenants. So anything which is likely to increase delays is bad for landlords

County Court closures. As you will probably know, one of the cost cutting exercises carried out by our government is the closure of many of the smaller courts around the country. I reported on this here. The effect of this will probably be to slow down an already creaking system. I reported here on the…

RLA County Court closure campaign A campaign has been launched by the Residential Landlords Association, regarding the threatened closure of a large number of courts. The Ministry of Justice claims that many of the courts are underused, have out of date resources, (including inadequate facilities for disabled people) and that it would be more efficient…
Problems pending in the County Courts from now until August
Now is probably not a good time to bring a claim for possession through the courts. Bog standard claims will probably go through all right but I predict dire delays for cases where non standard hearings are required. Strike action My inbox has brought me two news items which will fill all those who use…
>> more