Section 55.34

Subject to paragraph (2), the court is to fix a date for the hearing when it issues the claim form. If the claim has been sent on to the hearing centre which serves the address where the dwelling is situated, that hearing centre is to fix a date for hearing when it receives the claim. In all Renting Homes possession claims— the hearing date is to be not less than 28 days from the date of issue of the claim form; the standard period between the issue of the claim form and the hearing is to be not more than 8 weeks; and the defendant must be served with the claim form and particulars of claim not less than 21 days before the hearing date.

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