If you own a rental property and are having problems with your tenant it can be difficult to know exactly what to do. Our property eviction team can help you solve your problems in the correct manner.

Our initial advice to you is to not throw a tenant out of residential property without a court order or you may commit a criminal offence and you may have to pay compensation to the tenant even if they owe you rent.                       

Some of our solicitors own and rent out residential properties themselves and understand the stress and sleepless nights that tenants can cause you. We will get it right for you as quickly as possible. Our fixed priced service covers the three steps that are required to protect you and to remove your Tenant legally.

Follow the correct procedure and avoid costly mistakes:

Step One

We prepare and serve by post a “Section 8 Notice” giving the tenant two weeks to pay the arrears and warning if they are not paid, a court application will be made. Our Price: £69.00 inclusive of VAT.     

Notice served and tenant still not paid? Go to Step Two

Step Two

We issue a court application and arrange for attendance at court by an advocate to obtain a possession order requiring the tenant to leave Our Price: £549.00 inclusive of VAT and the court fee and the advocate’s charges for attending court. There will be an extra charge of just  £79 inclusive of VAT if you are unable to attend the hearing. This covers preparing a witness statement for you to sign before the hearing. 

Order made by court and tenant still living in your property? Go to Step Three

Step Three

We apply for a court warrant to ask the court bailiffs to evict the tenant for you. Our Price: £179.00 inclusive of VAT and the court fee. You or your letting agent will need to be present at the eviction. We also advise you to change the locks after the eviction. 

A cheaper alternative can be taken if the Tenancy is about to end or has it finished and the tenant is refusing to go

Provided you are not asking the court to also make the tenant pay unpaid rent, this procedure involves serving a “Section 21 Notice”. We use a slightly quicker court procedure for you and our price is cheaper.  Our fixed price for Step One: the Section 21 Notice is £69.00 inclusive of VAT. Our fixed price for Step Two: applying to court for the Order requiring the tenant to leave the property is £429 inclusive of VAT and court fee. If unusually, the court will not make the order without a court hearing we will agree a fee with you for arranging for attendance at the court hearing for you. Our fixed price for Step Three: obtaining a warrant for the bailiffs to evict your tenant is £179 inclusive of VAT and court fee.

Start to get your property back by phoning us today. We are a friendly professional firm of solicitors and we are committed to getting the right result for you. We are happy to accept instructions from you wherever you live. All instructions can be taken over the phone. 

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For further information or to arrange an appointment contact a member of the property eviction team on 0115 9 100 200 or email getmypropertyback@actons.co.uk or fill in the contact form below.