This article looks at completing the warrant for possession form (bailiff form N325).
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High Court Enforcement Officers
If you have obtained permission to transfer to the High Court when applying for possession and still wish to transfer and use the High Court Enforcement Officer, please continue to follow that guidance.
Some county courts’ bailiffs have long delays due to cuts if you haven’t obtained permission yet. You should contact your local county court, ask to speak to the bailiff and ask for a rough guide on how quickly they can enforce a possession order. If they reply with an estimate longer than around six weeks, you might wish to consider applying to seek permission to transfer enforcement to the High Court. (Anything less than 6 – 8 weeks probably isn’t worth the hassle). Using an HCEO can be expensive – easily £600 – £900.
Possession Claim Online (PCOL)
Permission to Issue the Warrant
- six years or more have elapsed since the date of the judgment or order
- any change has taken place, whether by death or otherwise, in the parties entitled to enforce the judgment or order or liable to have it enforced against them
- under the judgment or order, any person is entitled to a remedy subject to the fulfilment of any condition, and it is alleged that the condition has been fulfilled (other than where non-compliance with the terms of suspension of enforcement of the judgement or order is the failure to pay money)
How to complete form N325, Request for Warrant of Possession of Land
Introduction
After obtaining a possession order, the court will have given the tenant a date to leave. If the tenant fails to go on or before this date, a landlord must apply for the bailiff to attend and remove the tenants.
This page deals with completing the appropriate form. The exact form applies whether you sought possession after section 8 or 21 notice service. However, if you served a section 8 notice, the amount to put in the form will typically be higher because, in most cases, the court will also provide an award for rent arrears.
In reality, the bailiff is unlikely to do anything about the arrears, and they will simply obtain possession.
You should also complete the bailiff risk assessment form (see below).
Excellent, thank you.
I’ve received possession order from court and court has also asked the defendant to pay £280. Can I add court fee for eviction in addition to 280? I’m also confused about which sections to be crossed out before sending the N325 form for eviction.
Can you please help me step by step please?
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I am not able to hand the form in as I live in another part of the country – will it be ok to post and who should it be addressed to?
Yes it will be fine to post and just send it to the court as they will process it and ensure it gets to the correct department. I would send via “signed for” post because courts have a habit of loosing items!
Excellent help.
As always – great guidance – thank you
New to the guild. Very helpful.
I am just following your guidance for form N325A . On the sample copy it has £130 issue fee, but I also have seen a note that this was £121 (July 2016)
Can you confirm which one please.
Also, is the cheque made payable to the court or do i need to contact the bailiff