Tenants are defending more rent arrears repossession claims, but canny landlords can often prevent this happening by thinking ahead. This post gives guidance
Tag Archive: possession claims
Accelerated possession proceedings defences #2
(A series looking at possible defences to section 21 claims) The claim started before the fixed term had ended We had a long discussion about this on an earlier blog post I did here. In fact the post attracted 53 comments before the comments section closed, one of the longest discussions on the blog. I…
Accelerated possession proceedings defences #1
(A series looking at possible defences to section 21 claims) Its not an AST You can only use the accelerated possession proceedings for assured shorthold tenancies. On the whole this is not a problem. Most tenancies ARE assured shortholds. However there are other kinds and it is as well to know what tenancy type you…
Defences to accelerated possession proceedings series – Introduction
Introducing a new series on accelerated possession proceedings looking at all possible defences. The series will be starting next week.
Is this tenant stitching up the landlord to get a Council house?
Tenant is refusing to vacate without a court order as otherwise he will not get re-housed by the Council. Should the landlord do as he wishes?
Eviction of tenants – five crucial questions to ask yourself
Looking at five important questions which landlord need to answer before deciding which course of action to take in evicting tenants
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A new claim form for accelerated proceedings
Discussing the new form N5B which is used for claims for possession using the accelerated procedure