Tag Archive: possession claims

Section 21 possession notices – at last a sensible decision

Section 21 possession notices and eviction
I am pleased to report a Court of Appeal related decision on section 21 notices, which finally takes a sensible attitude on saving clauses.
As you may or may not know, where the notice is served after the fixed term has come to an end, the persons drafting the legislation in [...]

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Tenancy deposits – s21 notice served before deposit paid is valid

A case recently reported in the  Legal Action Magazine shows how silly things can get, if the court paperwork is not completed correctly by the claimant or his solicitors.
Mr O’Brien granted Mr Hill an assured shorthold tenancy from 9 June 2008.  No deposit had been paid to him.  On 12 June he served a section [...]

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Devious tenant works the system in Canada

It is interesting to read sometimes about the problems landlords have in other jurisdictions. A CBS news report tells the tale of Toronto landlord Jane Randall who has been trying to evict her non paying tenant for months.
In October it seems she obtained an eviction order but this was cancelled “when the tenant complained of [...]

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Can agents ever sign possession claims?

We all know, or those of us who do possession proceedings know, that only the landlord (the claimant) or his solicitor can sign the court paperwork for issuing a county court claim for possession.  Claim forms being signed by letting agents is one of the top reasons why cases get chucked out by the court.
This [...]

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Housing Law Handbook, a practical guide – by Stephen Cottle and others

It is not often realised by those outside the profession, that the Law Society produce some excellent handbooks on all sorts of legal topics. This book is a good example.
This book is really intended for housing law practitioners, essentially those looking after landlords and tenants in the social housing sector – mostly local authority housing, [...]

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Urban Myth – you shouldn’t accept rent when evicting a tenant

This is a real hangover from the past, but a surprising number of people still think that accepting rent from a tenant they are evicting will somehow prejudice their case.
This dates back to pre Housing Act law. For hundreds of years back into the past, landlords have been able to evict tenants under a rule [...]

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Ancient law may help landlords

We have all known it happen.  A tenant says that he is going, and then at the last moment changes his mind and decides that he would like to stay on after all, actually.  Thereby causing the landlord (and any tenants who he had lined up to move in) huge inconvenience.  Although the landlord will [...]

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