Issued Section 8- What next?

[Denebob]

Hi, newby here. ;)

Hubby & I bought a property in August & rented out in September. Tenants defaulted by November & all we've had since then is one & a bit months payment. We've issued a S48 & a S8 which was served today.

I know we have to wait 2 weeks before applying for a court order & then we lodge an N5 & N119 at the court. Once we hear from the court, can anyone tell me what happens next?

We are going to try & do this without a solicitor to keep costs down (mortgage still needs paying right? :( ) so any advice would be gratefully received.

We haven't heard from the tenants in weeks- I was thinking of calling them to offer them a few choices..pay up, get out or go to court. At least if they left we would be rid of them & not have the hassle & expense of court, not to mention all the time it takes while they are living rent free in our house :mad:

If it gets to court, do they get a CCJ? Do they have to pay the arrears & court costs? Any idea what it will cost us?

Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to offer
xx

[Dan]

Hi Denebob,

You may notice from some of the messages that this forum has been updated. If you follow the link to the old message boards:-

http://www.landlordhelp.co.uk/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi

And search them for S8 and court etc. you will find some excellent threads relating to people's actual experiences in court and afterwards. Its a real goldmine of information.

[Denebob]

Thank you for that- will do. :)