Using a court injunction to gain access for repairs?

Using a court injunction to gain access for repairs?

0:01 AM, 10th February 2025, About A day ago 2

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Hi, I’m having a terrible time with our tenant and we have issued a Section 21.  The tenant has been denying access to the house for some time hence S21.

They recently (after S21) contacted the letting agent (LA) to say there are many repairs to be done, including electrical.

The LA responded immediately, requesting access to assess the problems. However, the tenant has not responded to this or any subsequent attempts to arrange access.

We are now considering applying for a court injunction to gain access for the necessary repairs. Otherwise, it could be many months before a possession order is granted.

Has anyone gone through this process before? Any advice on how best to proceed in our approach?

Thank you,

Charlie

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Dizzy

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9:56 AM, 10th February 2025, About 15 hours ago

Hi,
I had a similar problem back in lockdown
The repairs the tenant highlighted were all caused by him and were a ruse to prevent me getting into the property.
Ask your neighbours if there has been additional footfall to the property.
The real reason he didn't want us in is that County Lines and Cannabis were involved.
Get an order asap.
Dizz

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10:14 AM, 10th February 2025, About 15 hours ago

I think if you have applied for a S21 before the council have been involved and before they have served you a notice, your possession order should take no longer than it otherwise would.

I am assuming that the tenant only complained after the S21 was served. There is no court hearing with a S21 unless the tenant contests it.

If there is a court hearing, you can inform the judge that the tenant only complained about disrepair after you served the section S21 where the judge I believe will have to give you possession.

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