Section 8 query – do I need a solicitor?

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9:15 AM, 7th November 2023, 3 years ago 12

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Hi, I’m new to the forum and can anyone help? I’ve got a lodger who has had a section 8 served on 20th Sept. The main ground is ‘landlord moving back into property’.

There are other discretionary grounds including arrears but not 2 months or more, the assured tenancy period has lapsed and, sorry to say, when the lodger moved in in Nov 2022, we only had a Gas Safe cert in place.

Does anyone think we can push on with the possession order based on the above and without the use of a solicitor?

Thank you,

Daniel

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Seething Landlord

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9:06 AM, 8th November 2023, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Kate Mellor at 08/11/2023 – 08:34
“they literally rubbed their hands together”
Even more so I imagine if the claimant was a litigant in person.

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10:23 AM, 8th November 2023, About 3 years ago

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