An order for possession may be set aside by the court if one party fails to attend a trial. [CPR 39.3] Note: The word “trial” is important. The below rules do not apply to the initial possession hearing as normally only a few minutes are allowed. Therefore if a possession order is granted at the initial “hearing” and the tenant fails to attend, they will normally be allowed to set aside that decision without having to...

An order for possession may be set aside by the court if one party fails to attend a trial. [CPR 39.3] Note: The word “trial” is important. The below rules do not apply to the initial possession hearing as normally only a few minutes are allowed. Therefore if a possession order is granted at the initial “hearing” and the tenant fails to attend, they will normally be allowed to set aside that decision without having to...