Understanding the legal documentation you need to recover specific items can help speed up the recovery process, minimising the often stressful situation of court proceedings. If you are in a position where you need to repossess a financed item, or an item you own, then it is likely you will need to obtain a Writ […]
What is the difference between status enquiries and lifestyle report?
If you need to find out more information about an individual prior to deciding whether you should start a potentially lengthy court process to recover debts or assets owed, then you will either need to obtain a lifestyle report or make a status enquiry. Working out which you will need can be difficult, so to […]
What to do if people squatting on your land turn violent?
Dealing with squatters on your premises or land is not usually a simple task, even if they peacefully leave the premises. In situations where a squatter or group squatting on your premises turn violent, then the situation can elevate to an incredibly distressing experience. So, what should you do if squatters occupying your land turn […]
How to deal with returning squatters
Squatters returning to live in your commercial premises despite already being evicted means you need to restart the eviction process and look at ways to secure your property and prevent re-entry. (more…)
What happens after you serve papers?
We regularly serve legal papers regarding a number of different issues to individuals, companies and other organisations. We refer to this as “process serving” – following a set legal process to ensure that important legal papers are delivered in the correct way and being able to prove that this has happened. Our trained team at […]
Minimising the risk of re-entry
Whether a landlord recovers possession of commercial premises as a result of Court proceedings or by relying on powers given in the lease agreement (such as forfeiture of the lease and peaceable re-entry for rent arrears) it is important to make sure that the tenant can’t then effect further access (re-entry) to the premises. Not […]
How to deal with your tenants if they go into administration
Administration is the process used by a company or limited liability partnership (LLP) if that organisation is in debt and unable to repay it (insolvent). It does not matter whether the creditors number one or many. Administration can happen to all sizes of organisations, for example, former retail giant BHS. As part of the process […]
How to remove troublesome tenants from your commercial property
As a prudent landlord, although you may carry out extensive checks before granting a lease of commercial premises, tenants may still fail to pay rent on time. So what can landlords do to remove tenants in these circumstances? (more…)
Who can legally implement CRAR (Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery)?
From April 2014 a new statutory process has made it much easier for commercial landlords to recover rent arrears. The new process, Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery, known as CRAR means that, if you are a commercial landlord who satisfies the criteria laid out in the process, you can make use of CRAR to take control […]
What is the difference between a bailiff and an enforcement agent?
What is a Bailiff? The word bailiff is actually an old Middle English word so has been in use for over 500 years. It means “manager”, “custodian” or “legal officer” and was used to describe someone who was given power by the Court to carry out (execute) the decisions of a Court, such as serving […]