Monday 23 March 2020. This was the day that the lives of many changed. I had set out on the morning by train to Manchester County Court for a hearing which was listed on Courtserve as a CMC in a Landlord and Tenant matter. I received the instructions on the previous...
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(The failure to do the) Simple Things Can Cost Money Part 1 – Failure to correct an accidental slip on an order
Rule 40.12 states that: “The court may at any time correct an accidental slip or omission in a judgment or order.” On the 18th December 2018, a possession claim was heard on the grounds of rent arrears (approximately 4 months arrears at the date of the...
Wales – Serving Section 8 Notices and “Property Management Work”
I was recently instructed to attend a repossession hearing in Wrexham following the service of a Section 8 notice. The Landlord (who was based in Wales) had instructed a letting agent, based in England. He also had the benefit of Rent Guarantee Insurance with...
Landlords and Consumers – watch out for those ‘specialist’ firms
I was recently instructed via an advocate agency to represent a Landlord Claimant in the County Court at West Cumbria to obtain possession of a property following an expired Section 8 Notice and under Grounds 8, 10 and 11. I received the papers and immediately,...
Using Cheap Labour and an Inefficient Case Management System can Cost you Money
I was recently instructed to attend an Infant Approval Hearing in relation to 2 Infant Claimants (H & C). The papers arrived the day before the hearing was due to take place and I set out in perusing the same and preparing for the hearing. The papers comprised of...
A good reason why Landlords and their Solicitors should instruct the advocate directly
If you ever want to evict a tenant either for rent arrears or other reasons, it appears the normal way to do things is to instruct a solicitor. When the matter goes to Court, your solicitor will normally instruct an advocate agency to attend the hearing on your...
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