Section 55.10

This rule applies where a mortgagee seeks possession of land which consists of or includes residential property. Within 5 days of receiving notification of the date of the hearing by the court, the claimant must send a notice to— the property, addressed to “the tenant or the occupier”; ... the housing department of the local authority within which the property is located ; and any registered proprietor (other than the claimant) of a registered charge over the property. The notice referred to in paragraph (2)(a) must— state that a possession claim for the property has started; show the name and address of the claimant, the defendant and the court which issued the claim form; and give details of the hearing. The notice referred to in paragraph 2(b) must contain the information in paragraph (3) and must state the full address of the property. The claimant must produce at the hearing— a copy of the notices; and evidence that they have been sent. An unauthorised tenant of residential property may apply to the court for the order for possession to be suspended.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15