Evict Tenants: Service of Notice

Requirements For Service Of Notice

Evict a tenant. Is your tenant at least two months in arrears of rent or have they breached another term of their tenancy agreement?

Has their tenancy come to an end?

Do you wish to obtain possession of your property?

Our team of specialist tenant eviction Solicitors can help. All we need is a copy of the Tenancy Agreement and details of any arrears.

Most tenancies are Assured Shorthold tenancies and therefore you need to serve either a Section 8 notice or a Section 21 notice to recover possession of your property.

Section 8 notices can be served where your tenant is at least two months rent arrears. The notice will give your tenant two weeks notice that they must either pay the total amount of the outstanding arrears or leave the property or you will issue eviction proceedings.

Section 21 notice

This notice can be served if:-

1. The tenancy has expired
2. The tenancy is to expire shortly
3. If there is a break clause in the Tenancy Agreement.

This notice will give the tenant two months notice that you wish them to leave the property. Please be aware that if you have taken a tenancy deposit since April 2007 and have not registered the tenancy deposit within a prescribed scheme we may not be able to serve this notice.

For the majority of cases this is all the action you need to take. However please be aware that the notice must have expired before you can proceed to stage 2.

At Solicitors4Landlords we will check the terms of your tenancy agreement and advise you which notice to serve and thereafter draft and serve the notice by first class post upon your tenant within 48 hours.

Call 01455 553945 now for free advice or to proceed, or e-mail info@solicitors4landlords.com.

We Are Solicitors

Unlike many other organisations our team consists of specialist tenant eviction solicitors, we specialise in helping landlords to evict a tenant. We are regulated by the Law Society and promise that your matter will be dealt with by a solicitor from initial instruction to completion, avoiding delays and ensuring continuity.

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We will need:

• A copy of the tenancy agreement,
• Details of any arrears,
• A one-time fee of £95 all inclusive.

Evict A Tenant Online: Court Proceedings

Court Proceedings

Have either a section 8 notice or section 21 notice been served?

Has the notice expired but your tenant has not left the property or paid the arrears of rent?

Do you wish to issue possession proceedings to evict your tenant?

If so our Tenant Eviction Solicitors can help. All we need from you to issue the court proceedings is an up to date Rent Schedule (download here) and a copy of the Tenancy Agreement.

The price of just £850.00.

Please note that the above fee includes our fees and the court fees,

If court proceedings are issued using the Section 21 notice and there is no claim for rent arrears there will be no court hearing and therefore the process can be slightly quicker.

Possession Proceedings

We will prepare and issue the court proceedings and notify you of the hearing date. Depending upon the type of court proceedings issued we can know the hearing date within 24 hours. The hearing itself is likely to be within 4-8 weeks.

We will instruct a solicitor/barrister to attend the court hearing with you and at the hearing the advocate will request that the court award a 14 day possession order together with a county court judgment in respect of the arrears of rent, fixed costs and also that any rent deposit be released to you.

If you do not wish to attend the court hearing we can prepare a witness statement for an additional £85. We will file the witness statement with the court and serve a copy upon your tenant and contact you after the hearing with the outcome.

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We will need:

• An up to date Rent Schedule (download here),
• A copy of the Tenancy Agreement,
• Our fee of £850.00

Evict Tenant Online: Tenant Eviction By Bailiff

Tenant Eviction By Bailiff

Has the Court made a possession order but your tenants are refusing to leave?

We at Solicitors4landlords can help.

Warrant of Possession

We will issue a Warrant of Possession and inform you when your tenant will be evicted by a County Court Bailiff. On the day of the eviction you and a locksmith will need to meet the bailiff in order that the locks can be changed and the property handed back to you.

That is the end of the stage three process, however if you would like advice upon how to enforce any judgment obtained during stage 2 or regarding the return of the rent deposit or any further issues that you have please contact us on 01455 553945 or by emailing info@solicitors4landlords.com.

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We will need a one-time fee of £380.00 all inclusive.