This post comes from a situation I had with my work recently. Back in July last year I was instructed to issue possession proceedings against a tenant. The real reason we were bringing proceedings was because the tenant had fallen behind with his rent, but as a section 21 notice had been served we were…
Eviction using section 21 Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 is the section which says that you can evict your tenant, without giving a reason, provided you serve the proper form of notice. It sounds like quite an easy eviction procedure, and in a way it is. However it is not straightforward and there…
The problem – how to evict your tenant You have decided you need to evict your tenant. But you don’t have a lot of money to pay solicitors fees. Maybe your tenant is failing to pay rent and this is making life difficult for you. Once you get your property back you know you can…
Getting real in eviction proceedings As you some of you may have noticed, three of my recent posts had the same picture and were in fact a short series. Here is an index (the headings are links): Rent claims in eviction proceedings Is it worth bothering about pursing evicted tenants for their rent arrears? Interest…
Interest claims and rent eviction When bringing a claim for a money judgement for rent arrears, it is normal to include a claim for interest. Interest is currently charged at 8%, this being the prescribed interest rate under section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984 (it has been at this rate for years). However,…
Eviction claims and landlords I was prompted to do this post by a question we had recently where the questioner, a landlord, asked about how he could go about recovering the costs of evicting his tenant. There is sometimes among some landlords a view that if they are put to any bother or expense in…
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Landlords proposals for law reform
Law Reform from landlords Reading the excellent Landlord & Buy to Let Magazine today, I came across an article about the Residential Landlords Association’s submission to government with their top law reforms. I thought you might be interested. These are the proposals: 1. Self regulation It is proposed that landlords who are members of approved…