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Section 21 and Possession order help needed
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Thanks for that Deanna. Will definitely be contacting people Tuesday.0
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deannatrois wrote: »Even if they sent you a S21 today, it would take at least three months for them to wait for the 2 months notice to end, get a possession order processed through court, two weeks notice automatic with that, then a bailiffs warrant, another two weeks notice. And thats if courts process these forms quickly, there can be waiting times of weeks in many courts. - average is 6-9 months. 3 months would be the most efficient possession in history.
The only way to speed things up would be to escalate things to the High Court. Then you can have sheriffs turn up and give you an hour to leave, but I don't know how that works exactly, I think the possession order would have to be obtained first, which you would be told about. - indeed. And if you look on cant pay, we'll take it away - they say that the procedures were correct at time of filming (either at the start or at the end) because the procedure changed and now the sheriffs must give notice of attendance too
So it is likely you will get the four months you need as it looks like your LL will have problems even issuing a legal S21.
However, be aware that forcing things to go through court will mean the court will order you to pay for the possession order proceedings and bailiffs warrant (last time I looked it was nearly £500)- not quite, it's around £300. In my case, the LL paid the money initially, but as part of the possession order the court ordered that I repay him within 30 days. What happens if a tenant doesn't refund the LL, I don't know exactly - CCJ. Plenty of tenants seem to have LL's that don't pursue the fees. But it can happen. I agreed for the costs to be taken out of my deposit.- sensible
It might be worth phoning Shelter to check details.
More or less you're correct. Minor amends0 -
See https://www.gov.uk/evicting-tenants/standard-possession-orders
Possession Order £355
See https://www.gov.uk/evicting-tenants/eviction-notices-and-bailiffs
Warrant of Possession (AKA bailiffs Warrant) £121
Total cost £4760 -
Cheers guys. This has been really helpful.0
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