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Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they want you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in an outright possession…
It’s a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to force you out of a…
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Information for landlords in England on tenant eviction: assured shorthold tenancies, including eviction notices, Section 21, Section 8, accelerated possession, possession orders, bailiffs
Use this form ('particulars of claim') with Form N5 to tell a court why you're seeking possession, for example if a tenant hasn't complied with the tenancy terms. Includes guidance notes N119A, N7A and N7B.
Quarterly National Statistics on possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords.
The legal process of repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
Form CH47: Possession order against trespassers.
Information relating to the Renters (Reform) Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 17 May 2023.
This page contains an overview of the Psychoactive Substances Act and supporting documents.
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