Hi all. I have been through the process of serving a S21 notice, and subsequently being granted a possession order by the county court. The date on the possession order has passed and I have applied for a warrant of possession.
I believe that my obligations as a landlord remain until the tenant has actually left the property, but I just wanted to check the practicalities of this point. My gas safety certificate will need renewing in a couple of months. If this is only a few days/weeks before the bailiffs are due to attend, is there any point in doing it? (If I’m lucky this won’t be an issue but I understand there is a large backlog that means the tenant may still be in possession for a while).
Thanks Colin. Sadly, I think that’s the prudent thing to do. I am just haemorrhaging money in legal fees and rent (as I need to sell the flat to buy myself somewhere to live, and am renting in the meantime) so looking for any savings I can. But I think you’re right. It’s probably not worth the legal risk to cut corners, even right at the end.
Good point - thank you. I have been taking a deep breath and being extremely courteous so far, and communicating in writing only. I will keep doing that right up until the end!