Give details of a claim to gain possession of a rented residential property
| Published date | 21 March 2018 |
| Subject Matter | County Court forms |
Notes for guidance on completing particulars
of claim form (rented residential premises)
The following notes are a step by step
guide to completing form N119. They
tell you what information is needed for
each of the numbered paragraphs in
the form.
1. Give the full address of the
premises of which you are seeking
possession.
2. Name each person, to the best of
your knowledge, in possession of
the premises.
About the tenancy
3. (a) State the type of the tenancy
(e.g. assured, assured
shorthold) and when it began.
(b) Give details of how much the
agreed rent is and when it is
payable.
(c) Give the daily rate at which rent
is charged.
4. (a) If you are claiming possession
because the rent has not been
paid, set out details of how much
rent is outstanding up to the time
the claim is issued, including
a rent statement showing how
the arrears arose. You must
give sufficient detail to support
your claim for possession. Set
out the details in accordance
with Paragraph 2.3 of Practice
Direction accompanying Part 55
of the Civil Procedure Rules i.e.
rent arrears history of 2 years
preceeding date of issue or
N119A Notes for guidance on completing particulars of claim form (rented residential premises) (04.10)
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first date of default if less than
2 years. If a longer history is
relied on, this should be stated
in particulars of claim and the
history exhibited to a witness
statement.
(b) If you are claiming possession
on the grounds of rent arrears
only, delete this paragraph.
Give details if the defendant has
failed to comply with any other
terms of the tenancy agreement.
(c) Complete this paragraph if you
are claiming possession on a
ground other than rent arrears
or breach of tenancy. Otherwise
delete it.
5. Give full details of steps taken to
recover any arrears. If there have
been previous court proceedings,
give the date they were started and
concluded and the terms of any
order(s) made.
6. Give the date the notice to quit,
notice of breach of lease, or notice
seeking possession was given to
the defendant. Delete the words
in brackets to show which type of
notice was served.
If you are a local authority on
housing action trust and are claiming
possession of premises let on a
demoted tenancy, you must attach to
the particulars of claim a copy of the
notice of proceedings under Section
143E of the Housing Act 1996.
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