High court enforcement officers

[Android 07]

Good evening.

I have a tenant who stopped paying rent and I issued Section 8 and Section 21. The tenant was taken to court and the court ordered him to leave by the end of December. He has refused. When I visit the property with the estate agent, he locks himself up in a room and does not communicate with us. The estate agent have applied for court baliffs in order to kick him out.

I would like to speed up him removal and appoint High court enforcement officers. My estate agent tells me that if we now choose HCEO's, we have to go back to court and it will take us months before the judge gives us a hearing date and we can then only apply for HCEO's.

What do I do now?

 

[mattylad]

Get some big guys to move in and wait for him to come out, he has to go to the bathroom sometime, then they can evict him.
Change the locks.

 

[big-all]

they have already ignored a court order so escalating to enforcement by bailiffs just need you to appoint them at further cost without going back to court as far as i remember
the bailiffs act on and enforce court orders they are nothing to do with the courts as such
they just enact the eviction order you have

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Thank your lucky stars you're not in Scotland, the tenants up here now have WAY more rights than the landlord. Up here, they can stay month in month out without paying rent without fear of any redress.

I think England is gradually becoming the same, so good luck with it all.

 

[charliegolf]

Get some big guys to move in and wait for him to come out, he has to go to the bathroom sometime, then they can evict him.
Change the locks.

I know someone who did just that. It cost them thousands...

 

[blup]

I was told hceo’s were the most efficient way to recover possession but didnt need to in the end. That was well before the British court system disintegrated after cuts dating back to austerity. Don't hire thugs to do it.

 

[motorbiking]

Under Section 42 of the County Court Act 1984, it is possible to request that a judge transfer the order to the High Court for enforcement by a High Court Enforcement Officer, under a writ of possession. It is important that the order is made correctly and the right wording used.
 
If the tenant owes rent, you can add a money judgement to the possession order, therefore making a combined application for a writ of control.
This is a much quicker process and therefore more cost effective. Once the application and the writ is granted, the process of gaining possession of the property usually takes 7-10 days.
 
Unlike a County Court bailiff, when possession of a property is carried out by a High Court Enforcement Officer, no notice of attendance is required, therefore reducing the risk of vindictive malicious damage being carried out on the property. If you have an existing possession order without permission to transfer up, you can get a possession specialist to help. They make the application on your behalf, transfer up, instruct High Court Enforcement officers and manage the whole process from start to finish.
 Google fast track high court enforcement and sack you estate agent.

 

[Koolpc]

Might be illegal but no way would they still be there if it were my property!!!

 

[MNW67]

When I visit the property with the estate agent, he locks himself up in a room and does not communicate with us. The estate agent have applied for court baliffs in order to kick him out.

Do you mean you let yourself into the house? Is it an HMO?

 

[johnny2007]

My advice is to join the consumer action group forum online and ask there.
They're very good and up to date with latest rules.
As far as I remember, last time I had to enforce a ccj over £600 and with an attached eviction order, I simply contacted the hceo and passed the bucket to them (after paying their fee).
Bad tenant was out the following week but unpaid rent and legal expenses were never recovered.

 

[motorbiking]

Yep. That’s basically how it works. Engage a specialist, not your letting agent.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

I had the joy of a tenant who didn't pay rent for 10 months out of 11. Remained in the property perfectly legally, was during covid and our beloved SNP government introduced moratoriums on evictions for most scenarios. Luckily for me, the tenants eventually decided to move on after the 11 months, otherwise they could have stayed for up to 17/18 months before my eviction order would have been granted.

Place was essentially left trashed, costing thousands to put right.

No point in me pursuing them, I'd be lucky to get £10 a month back off them.

 

[Jurassicspark]

Might be illegal but no way would they still be there if it were my property!!!

That'll depends if the owners dislike dogs.

 

[Android 07]

Under Section 42 of the County Court Act 1984, it is possible to request that a judge transfer the order to the High Court for enforcement by a High Court Enforcement Officer, under a writ of possession. It is important that the order is made correctly and the right wording used.
 
If the tenant owes rent, you can add a money judgement to the possession order, therefore making a combined application for a writ of control.
This is a much quicker process and therefore more cost effective. Once the application and the writ is granted, the process of gaining possession of the property usually takes 7-10 days.
 
Unlike a County Court bailiff, when possession of a property is carried out by a High Court Enforcement Officer, no notice of attendance is required, therefore reducing the risk of vindictive malicious damage being carried out on the property. If you have an existing possession order without permission to transfer up, you can get a possession specialist to help. They make the application on your behalf, transfer up, instruct High Court Enforcement officers and manage the whole process from start to finish.
 Google fast track high court enforcement and sack you estate agent.

Thank you.

Do you mean you let yourself into the house? Is it an HMO?

It is a HMO. The property has three rooms and each tenant has a tenancy agreement. The troublemaker was making sexual advances towards the other two ladies in the other two rooms and they left because of him. He initially said that he was going to stay on his own and then all of a sudden, he started living with his toddler daughter. From an informal conversation with him, he slipped out that he is waiting for the council to house him.


As the person rents only his room, we can access the property anytime. I do know that if I wanted to access his room, I would have to give him advance notice.

 

[Koolpc]

That'll depends if the owners dislike dogs.

Woof!