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Serving Notice On My Tenant +

Be under no illusions you give the tenant a Notice and they leave job done, but if they wish to be awkward or the council say stay put then you will have no choice but to obtain a court order. 

If then they complete a defence form and state they never got the notice you as the litigant will have to proof service. 

Video record with that days newspaper and a witness is the best recommendation - we win with this method all the time . Look at court form N215 simply call the helpline 

If your case gets thrown out you lose months and possibly a house sale 

    How long toes it take to get a hearing date

     

    If a case of rent arrears If your Tenancy Agreement states rent payable monthly in advance.

    The tenant MUST be at least 3 months in rent arrears before you can issue Notice

    3 Month

    The Tenant is provide one months opportunity to remedy the breech 1 Month

    Only after one months can you apply to court issued a valid Notice previously.

    Apply today



    NO ADD TIME FOR COURT APPLICATION TO BE PROCESSED

    Apply for court Hearing
    PCOL online application
    Manual process N5 and N119 =

    Prepare for Court Hearing

    Court Hearing in



    4 - 6 Weeks
    5 - 8 Weeks

    Your Time

    Court Hearing Out comes


    Possession denied begin again

    The Judge makes their decision Possession Granted in


    Possession Granted in

    2 Months

    7, 14, 28 or 42 Days




     

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • Any possession hearing case can be adjourned, appealed (intentionally delayed) or Set aside or a new hearing called because; of a query on the application or evidence; Housing Benefit payment query; Claim of hardship; poor health cannot attend court
 
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