How Our Housing Solicitors Can Help
Our team is able to respond quickly and effectively when faced with possession proceedings.
We can help with the following:
- You have received a notice from your landlord asking you to leave your home by a certain date (this may be called a Section 8 notice, a Section 21 notice, or a Notice Seeking Possession).
- You have received papers from the court notifying you that your landlord has issued a claim for possession of your home.
- You have received a possession order from the Court.
- You have received a notice of eviction from the Court notifying you of the date on which a bailiff will evict you from your home.
How a Possession Proceeding Can Be Defended
Our team of solicitors will look at all evidence brought forward and if there is enough to defend the claim, the tenant can persuade the judge that the landlord’s ground has not been proved. This is called the balance of probabilities as the judge will examine the evidence from the landlord and the tenant when making their decision.
Legal Aid
Legal Aid is available for defending a possession case, unlawful eviction matters and getting certain repairs in your home carried out, this is if there is a threat of serious injury or harm occurring if the repairs are not done. You can also make a standalone claim for damages.
If Legal Aid is available for your case we will assess your entitlement to this.
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