Residential Tenant Eviction

It takes a truly stubborn tenant to ignore a court possession order. However, what with the limited supply of local authority housing stock, it is something that more and more tenants are doing. The recourse for a landlord when faced with a tenant who is ignoring a court order is to apply for a County Court Bailiff. County Court Bailiffs are becoming increasingly busy and this is having a knock-on effect in the length of time it is taking for them to to attend an appointment to evict the tenant. In some areas it is not unusual for a landlord having to wait up to 8 weeks to get a bailiff appointment.

The Landlord Group can give you the option of drastically reducing this length of time by including a claim to transfer your matter to the High Court for enforcement. This means that upon a successful application you would be able to instruct an High Court Sheriff to carry out the eviction. Most High Court Sheriffs that The Landlord Group recommend can carry out evictions within days, rather than weeks.