Legal Letting and Repossession Procedures

This one-day course provides assistance and guidance to agents on how to start court proceedings for possession, enforce judgement and overcome many legal problems within lettings when they occur.

The course is presented by a professional trainer with legal training and experi

ence in dealing with legal housing issues.

Course Content

• The main legal principles of contract law and statute law
• Complying with the law and legal frame work
• Surrender and Abandonment
• Eviction for Nuisance and Harassment
• Dealing with Housing Benefit
• Recovery of Company Lets, Holiday Home lets and Resident Landlord
• Dealing with Breach of tenancy
• Rights of Mortgagees for obtaining Possession
• Dealing with Sharers, Pets, Children, Smokers etc.

• Issuing Court Proceedings
• A Guide to the completion of legal documents and forms for gaining possession:
  • Section 8 Notice document
  • Accelerated Possession Proceedings
  • Form NII9 for breach of tenancy

• Small Claims Procedure
• Enforcement of Judgements and securing rent arrear payment from court action:
  • Warrant of Execution
  • Warrant of Possession
  • Attachment of Earnings
  • Charging Order
  • Oral Examination
  • Liquidation of a company