A previous tenant left with arrears and subsequently defaulted on an agreed repayment plan. I have written to her guarantor who has also failed to respond to my letter and timescale stated for payment to be received. I now need to start legal action, but is my action against the tenant or guarantor? The debt is below £500.
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Preventing Controlling and Recovering Rent Arrears (England)
Is the debt with the tenant or guarantor?
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You should sue both of them together on the same form. In order to establish a guarantors liability, you have to first establish what the tenant owes. By suing them jointly, this is dealt with.
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