I have issued my tenants with a section 8 form 3. What should I expect going forwards. I am aware from this point it will be 2 weeks and a few days notice and not expecting a response from the tenants. NRLA have been advising me so I understand I will need to apply online for a court date roughly £355+vat. Does anyone know how long this takes in west midlands?
Will the court need to be in the city of the house or can I get it closer to my address 30min drive away?
Any advice going forwards will be great. Tenant stopped paying rent at 2nd payment and have since missed 3rd payment.
If the tenant is being advised, you should expect them to enter a defence. Probably disrepair. You will need strong evidence to the contrary at the hearing to avoid further delays. I suggest you do an inspection now and photograph/video everything as it should be and write up your inspection reports.
Assuming youve used ground 8, the tenant may also pay enough of the arrears to bring the amount just below the 2 month threshold. If so, then your case will likely fail unless you can persuade the judge that they should award possession just based on the discretionary grounds, (which is unlikely).