Cases

12

Mar
2019

Lot of disrepair issues – Council served a notice on the landlord – Rent Arrears of over eight months – Section 8 notice – Matter represented by us – on the first hearing – Outcome

Possession in 14 days, Payment of all rent arrears and costs

The tenant very evasive. Owing to the rent arrears, we served section 8 notice. The tenant took the notice to the council and reported lot of issues in the property (which were not reported to the landlord). No access was given too. Council inspected the property and served notice on the landlord to fix the issues. The landlord fixed the issues with three weeks as the tenant started giving access. After fixing all the issues, the landlord approached us to file the case in the court. We advised our client to wait for eight weeks to see whether the tenant pays any rent. The tenant failed to pay any rent. We filed the case in the court. Upon the first hearing, we explained to the court the whole circumstances and the landlord’s position. After perusal of the file and having been satisfied with our arguments, the court ordered the tenant to:

Possession in 14 days, Payment of all rent arrears and costs
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