Court of Appeal: Tenants on small claims track can be ordered to pay more than costs

[Legal Beagles]

County courts can order tenants on the small claims track (SCT) to pay more than the costs of issuing the claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Lady Justice Arden was ruling in a case involving a landlord who wanted to recover unpaid rent and service charges from a tenant in Barking, East London.When the... Read more »
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Re: Court of Appeal: Tenants on small claims track can be ordered to pay more than co

If that sticks it will be good. ( depending on what side of it your on ). If costs of proceedings can be recovered due to the lease terms, it will make it more likley that landlords would pay for representation at court properly, There really is lots of docs to go through and check when a tenants contesting action.

These were also, common terms in guarantor agreements anyhow. and it usually makes more sense to pursue the guarantor nowadays,