Housing Possession Hearings: Practice and Procedure

Applicable to: England

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This practical course gives an overview of the procedural rules governing possession claims. It will also help participants to prepare for possession hearings and to appear for landlords or tenants in court.

Course contains

• Overview of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)
• Possession claims for rented and mortgaged property under CPR 55 Part I
• Accelerated Procedure under CPR 55 Part II (assured shorthold tenants)
• Drafting basic claims for possession
• Adjournments, evidence, directions, and allocation
• The range of orders the Court can make
• Housing Benefit issues
• Enforcement of possession warrants
• Warrant suspension applications
• Setting aside possession orders and executed warrants
• Rights of audience
• Advocacy and addressing the court (including small group exercises)
• Overview of legal costs
  

Learning outcomes

After this course, you will be able to:

• Identify detailed procedural rules governing possession proceedings under the CPR
• Complete essential documents including a claim form, particulars of claim, and an application to suspend a warrant
• Present a claim for possession in court, or present a defence to a claim.

Suitable for

Housing advisers, debt workers and housing officers who are familiar with security of tenure who wish to appear in county court possession claims, either for the landlord or the tenant, at either the first possession hearing or subsequent hearings. Delegates must be familiar with notice rules and grounds for possession.

Note
Pre-course reading covering claims for possession, particulars of claim, defences, and an overview of the CPR will be sent to delegates two weeks before the course.

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