Serving S13 during eviction?

Serving S13 during eviction?

0:02 AM, 11th August 2023, About 9 months ago 3

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Hello, I hold a possession order and applied for a warrant on 20 June – nearly two months ago. No news at all from CC bailiffs. Emailed – no reply. At this rate, I have no idea when, if ever, eviction will occur.

Meanwhile, the rent hasn’t been increased since 2019 and is significantly below market.

Will serving S13 compromise the eviction process in any way i.e. tenants can’t use it to somehow to suggest I no longer want the property back?

Thanks,

Alex


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Shinh

10:57 AM, 11th August 2023, About 9 months ago

I've done the same, my solicitor has not raised any issues with this as I used a s13 form 4 notice

Judith Wordsworth

12:12 PM, 12th August 2023, About 9 months ago

Ring the CC, the clerks are helpful and can tell you where you are in the system.

Many courts are 6 weeks, some less, some a lot more.

Andrew

20:31 PM, 13th August 2023, About 9 months ago

Do not serve a section 13 or any sort of notice that could be raised as a defence by your tenants. Why would you come this far and blow it? Judges do what they want to do.
There's the chance that a judge would find that you have created a new periodic tenancy by serving section 13 even if the law says otherwise perhaps (to be honest i'm not sure), but i certainly wouldn't risk it.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. You either want your tenants out or you don't. You'll appreciate courts are a poo show.

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