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General information about the Landlord-Law kits

There are times when, in order to enforce your legal rights, you need to go to court. However, most people are completely unfamiliar with the court system and find it very intimidating. Even people who are quite happy making presentations to large audiences or hardened business types will go to pieces when faced with addressing a Judge in court.

However in many cases there is no reason why you should not represent yourself. Dealing with a basic claim for a money judgement or simple claim for possession is not rocket science. Anyone with reasonable intelligence can do it, so long as they have a bit of help.

This is the purpose of these kits. The author, Tessa Shepperson, is an experienced property lawyer and has attended court hearings many times herself, particularly in claims for possession. She can remember very well the panic of not knowing where to go or what to do, from her first hearings! These kits aim to take away the fear of bringing your own claim, by giving you all the information you need.

The heart of the kits are the instructions, which are written in a friendly and approachable style. They explain the law and how it applies to your case, tell you what preparation you need to do first, and give detailed guidance on completing the paperwork, and on the things you will need to watch out for. They also tell you when you need take legal advice, should things become problematic. However most purchasers of these kits have had no difficulty in obtaining their court order, after following Tessa’s step by step instructions.

Kits 1 and 2 are available to annual Landlord-Law members to download free of charge from the Landlord-Law web-site. The other kits, and kits 1 and 2 for non members, are delivered via our training web-site www.housinglawtraining.com. This runs Moodle software, an open source course management system used by Universities, schools and training organisations all over the world.

Each kit has its own section on the training web-site where the course materials and instructions can be downloaded and used. There is also an online discussion forum where students can ask questions of Tessa, and have online discussions with each other about their cases. The training site is regularly updated and new material added from time to time.

When you purchase your kit you will be enrolled onto the training site as a student and given an enrolment key which will allow you access to the relevant kit. Once you are enrolled on the kit course, you will be able to use it for a period of 186 days (or six months). This should be long enough for most cases to be completed, but if you need more time, this can be purchased for an additional payment.

All kits contain the following:

Telephone Support

With every kit you can claim up to 1/2 hour telephone support from Tessa Shepperson. This is free of charge with the purchased kits, but there is a fee of £40.00 (inclusive of VAT) for the annual members versions of kits 1 and 2. However please note the following:

To find out more about the individual kits, see the links to descriptions of the different kits in the orange banner on your left.