Landlord Action has welcomed a new government initiative enabling landlords to start the process of evicting tenants using the Section 21 accelerated possession procedure by filling out an online form - and even says it came up with the idea.
Landlord Action first presented to the Department for Communities & Local Government the idea of making Section 21 accelerated possessions easier for landlords to issue, when it served on a government think tank looking at the issue.
It was suggested that accelerated Section 21 applications should be issued online, just like the current Section 8 Possession Claim Online service.
As a result, HM Courts & Tribunals Service and the Ministry of Justice have worked together to permit the online form completion which can then printed out and post along with the tenancy agreement and fee.
We're always campaigning to make life easier for landlords, especially through the distressing time of trying to regain possession of a property. The new service is designed so that everyone can use it, with complex legal points explained in plain English says Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina.
Our solicitors are dealing with hundreds of claims for landlords seeking possession through Section 8 and Section 21 accelerated claims, where landlords don't want the hassle of form filling or the risk of getting it wrong. This new online N5b form will go a long way in helping to prevent common mistakes he claims.
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"... to permit the online form completion which can then printed out and post along with the tenancy agreement and fee"
So in what way is this like the Possession Claim Online procedure
If you have to post the form, tenancy agreement and fee to HMCTS then it is practically the same as the current manual system. Hardly a seismic move to an on-line service.
And the fee is