Tenant asking for possession order to be set aside using Relief of Sanctions?

Tenant asking for possession order to be set aside using Relief of Sanctions?

0:01 AM, 27th September 2023, About 10 months ago 16

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Hi everyone, we won our possession order back in July 2023, but the tenant has asked for a relief of Sanction CPR 3.9. We have her draft order she got the local law centre to assist with and all the documents she submitted with the hearing date letter.

We have received the information about a hearing for January 2024, in the post but doesn’t state who is to attend.

Background to case: The tenant wants to send in her Amended Claim and Counter Claim.

She had nine months to send in her defence and counterclaim. She finally did after that time, and also it got extended, she didn’t tell her new free solicitor that! Only the fact it was extended in 2023, we started this Section 8 back in 2022.

We cannot believe that we went to court for the 4th time, were granted mandatory possession, and she was due to leave on or before 25th July 2023.  We paid for Bailiffs on 3rd August over the phone, as our request was hand-delivered to the court on the 1st of August 2023,

She sent her stuff to the court, and hers was dated 1st August 2023, all done by the solicitor, and we only received the information by post dated 20th September 2023.

Note: Relief from sanctions 3.9 law states:

(1) On an application for relief from any sanction imposed for a failure to comply with any rule, practice direction or court order, the court will consider all the circumstances of the case, so as to enable it to deal justly with the application, including the need –

(a) for litigation to be conducted efficiently and at proportionate cost; and

(b) to enforce compliance with rules, practice directions and orders.

(2) An application for relief must be supported by evidence.

Thanks,

Lesley


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Michael Booth

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13:11 PM, 27th September 2023, About 10 months ago

Reply to the comment left by REB at 27/09/2023 - 10:22
Don't waste your time , the tennants solicitor will be earning good money to represent her.

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15:06 PM, 27th September 2023, About 10 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Michael Booth at 27/09/2023 - 13:11
If tenant solicitor wins no doubt they will ask for costs against landlord.

BRACKS Mead

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15:14 PM, 27th September 2023, About 10 months ago

That is so unfair!

Id consider paying for a solicitor. In case something can be done quicker than your January court date.

EG My ex-tenant got an Emergency Court hearing in 4 days. He made a very big fuss and he was manipulative. The judge dismissed all of the ex-tenants requests as spurious and he should never have been given the Emergency Court slot.

So emergency court dates ARE available, and given out for much less than your very much needed case. Try to get one! Sounds like you do need one for their abuse of power.

Lesley

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16:50 PM, 27th September 2023, About 10 months ago

Reply to the comment left by BRACKS Mead at 27/09/2023 - 15:14
Thank you

We are looking into getting one, funds permitting

Lesley

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16:51 PM, 27th September 2023, About 10 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Neil Robb at 27/09/2023 - 15:06
that would be catastrophic, she already owes thousands.

We are looking into solicitors1

Thanks for your input Neil.

GP

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13:35 PM, 22nd October 2023, About 9 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Michael Booth at 27/09/2023 - 13:11
How about charging their solicitor with "malfeasance"?

malfeasance. n. intentionally doing something either legally or morally wrong which one had no right to do. It always involves dishonesty, illegality or knowingly exceeding authority for improper reasons.

This would be knowingly racking up the solicitors fees by advising the client against the clients better interests because of the solicitors fees generated eg legal aid.

Its a rarely used or publicised part of the law and put in there with very good reason to stop solicitors abusing their privileged position.

A complaint made to the solicitor has to be forwarded to the SRA Solicitors Regulatory Authority and the solicitor could lose their licence to operate and or have such high professional indemnity insurance premiums that it would not be worth acting as a solicitor.

What does the team think?

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