How much of your costs can you expect to recover when your tenant eviction claim is successful? Firstly, legal fees are not generally recoverable unless there is a tenant eviction solicitor on the court record. Certain disbursements however may be recoverable even in the absence of an eviction solicitor, for example, the court’s issue fees or…
Tenant Eviction Advice Housing (Wales) Act 2014 You might think that evicting a tenant who is causing you problems should be fairly straightforward. And some would say that it is. Much is made of the three step procedure that is: serving an eviction notice; issuing proceedings for eviction and obtaining an eviction order; and if…
Mortgage, Landlord and Tenant Evictions When the Mortgagor or Tenant Pays the Mortgagee or Landlord all the Arrears During the Eviction Process When arrears are paid to the mortgagee or landlord by the mortgagor or tenant to avoid an eviction before a possession order is made but after proceedings are issued, the lender or landlord…
Squatting and Possession of a Residential Property Section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 came into force on 01.09.12. The new offence will be committed where a person does all of the following: Is in a residential building as a trespasser, having entered it as a trespasser. Knows or…
Charging Orders and Judgments Payable by Instalments. An update for landlords and letting agents pursuing arrears against a guarantor, or an evicted tenant that now has property. This note is really aimed at those with some experience of recovering debts. If that isn’t you, please feel free to get in touch at https://www.sjvsolicitors.co.uk/tenant-eviction/ or email us…
