News from the Residential Property Investor, the bi-monthly magazine for RLA members other artilces from the February / March 1999 issue RPI news archive

When acceleration takes longer - February / March 1999

When the need arises, landlords should not rely on the accelerated procedure alone to obtain possession of their property but should proceed by the conventional route also. This advice comes from RLA member Arthur Bookbinder of ABC Estates who has just had to wait six months to gain possession via the accelerated procedure. This followed an application by the tenant, after judgement had been received, for the warrant to be suspended. Subsequently the case was adjourned for one month, after which the tenant failed to show up at court on two further occasions. Eventually the judge dismissed the application - some nine months after a section 21 notice had been served and six months after application for possession under the accelerated procedure. This has been a lesson, Mr Bookbinder told RPI. It shows a tenant intent on holding up proceedings can do so on the flimsiest of claims. We are now determined to pursue any future action for possession by both available routes.
 

other artilces from the February / March 1999 issue

• Business rate assessments
• Fast route to price realism
• One sided rules on rent capping
• Tennancy validate by bank action
• When acceleration takes longer
• New crackdown on benefit fraud