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Landlord-Law Kits - Kit 1 - Landlord's claim for Rent Arrears.
The aim of our online kits is to help individuals to bring simple county court claims themselves, without the need for a solicitor.
This kit is for landlords wanting to bring proceedings against their tenants for a county court judgement for arrears of rent. For example:
- where arrears have built up due to the tenants missing rent payments
- where tenants have not paid the shortfall when housing benefit is less than the contractual rent.
- when tenants have vacated leaving rent arrears and the damage deposit is not enough to cover these
Note - if the tenant is still living at the property and the arrears are more than two months worth - consider using kit 5 to claim possession and a money judgement.
Kit contents
Instructions. This is the most important part of the kit. The instructions:
- Tell you when you can use the kit, and the things you should consider before bringing a claim
- give detailed instructions on completing the forms tells you how to apply for judgement
- give guidance on dealing with defended claims and court hearings
- give basic guidance on enforcing your order if the tenant still fails to pay
The instructions are written on the basis that the reader knows nothing about court proceedings, and are very detailed.
Letter before action. This should be sent before court action is started
Rent schedule. This is self calculating so will work out your rent arrears for you. There are two - one for when the damage deposit needs to be deducted.
Court forms. The most important of these is the court claim form. There are various versions, all pre-drafted and self calculating so your interest claim will be worked out for you. We have also included the form you need to claim judgement, and a blank court form just in case the kit forms are not suitable for you
Other forms. We have also included some other forms from the Landlord-Law site, such as our diary sheets, and the certificate of service form.
Articles. There are also some relevant articles from the Landlord-Law site, to help you.
All kits include telephone support (save for those used by annual members where telephone advice can be purchased for a fixed fee of £40) and access to an online discussion forum.
Steve Wright, landlord - "I've found the instructions for the kit very clear and precise. They have helped me enormously in dealing with loss of rent and non-payment by tenants. Following the simple guidelines laid down by Tessa, has helped give me the confidence I need, when dealing with these types of issues. This is because they have clearly explained procedures that were previously unfamiliar to me, and provide templates and a list of actions necessary to resolve such disputes. They have definitely made it much easier to deal with problems."
The kit can be bought or downloaded from the 
Online
Kits section.