If you don't leave within the 2 weeks he will have to apply for an eviction warrant which will probably give you another couple of weeks. Alternatively you could apply for a hearing asking for further time to move out and also stating your case regarding the unprotected deposit. Has the landlord deducted the deposit from what he says you owe?

sounds like they are applying to the court for an eviction warrant so you should wait until you get the notification and we'll deal with it as before. Why do they think you are in breach of the suspended order?

Do you have any legal cover included in your house insurance? most people don't realise they have it. How much is the money judgement for?

If you can afford it I think you should use the solicitor you spoke - wait until you get the orders through from the court so you can show them.

Hang on don't be too hasty - you can apply for a hearing to get the possession order suspended and make a counterclaim at the same time (you will definitely need to attend the hearing as it's your application) - this application is done on a N244 form which we can help you with.

Check with the court again first thing in the morning - do you have a telephone number for them? let's see if you can get the hearing adjourned to another date.

Do you intend to stay in the property or do you have somewhere else organised?

If you don't attend the landlord will get possession in your absence .and you will get notification of that in the post from the court .However he will then have to apply for an eviction date so you won't have to leave until that happens. When will you be able to get back? You can apply to the court for a hearing to suspend possession but the cost is £250 if you do it before the eviction notice comes. We can help you with the application.

At least you got it over with. Just wait for the court order to come so we can see what the judge has put, but you will have to start making payments in line with his order from whatever date is on it.

Thank goodness you got the suspension, well done for seeing it through - what were the terms of the suspension? was it that you pay the monthly mortgage plus the amount you offered towards the arrears ? You will have to make sure you never, ever miss a monthly payment or they will immediately issue another eviction order and you will be in the same position again. Don't worry about the bailiffs the court staff will inform them of the suspension.

If the eviction is suspended the judge will tell you and should also assure you that the bailiffs will be informed.

Hi, if the eviction is suspended the court will tell the bailiffs not to attend, you will also get written confirmation of the judge's order. You won't have to read your case out to the judge, they should have read your N244 pack before the hearing, but he or she may ask you a few questions - please remember not to interrupt the judge, always wait till they have finished what they are saying before responding to questions. Good luck, try to stay focused.

There's no way you will get any of those costs I'm afraid - you can only ask for costs when there's no fault on your side and as there is no denying that you have arrears and the lender was within their rights to apply for possession the judge will not award to you. There have been cases where lenders have brought possession action when there was no need to (for various reasons) and we have advised the defendant to ask the judge not to allow legal costs to be added to the mortgage. You need to get to the court no matter what - if you don't get there you will automatically lose

Hi, the hearing will be held in a room - usually like a meeting, and nothing like a courtroom you see on the tv - it will only be the judge, the rep for the mortgage company and yourself. Please do not interrupt the judge when they are speaking - if you want to say anything at any time you should say "sir(or madam ) - may I say ........". The hearing is unlikely to last more than 10 minutes. Make sure you get to the court in plenty of time and register your attendance with the usher, then check if there are any legal advisors in attendance (if you had contacted Shelter they may have been able to send someone to assist you in the hearing). The rep for the mortgage company may approach you and ask to speak with you before the hearing - the usual advice is to tell them you would rather wait for the judge to decide, but if you feel up to it you could listen to what they have to say - but do not agree to anything if you think it is not to your advantage. What costs were you thinking of asking for ???

So they never did apply for eviction?

You could try emailing the Court Manager stating that what you requested (as court staff suggested) has not been accommodated.

I guess the best thing to do is to email them stating you can't get the phone number to answer and remind them they said they would phone you to take payment - make sure you give them your number again.

I expect it will be next week before they get in touch

OK thanks - was beginning to get worried that we hadn't heard from you. Did you manage to contact the bailiff office to find out which court to send it to? I guess the court will call you for payment and then let you know when the hearing is - keep us updated when you know and we can go through the hearing procedure.

Have you sent your N244 to the court yet? if not don't leave it too late you don't want to end up with a hearing the day before the eviction date.

Depending what was in the email - that could be your offer of employment.

How did you know what you were going to be paid, hours of work etc? was nothing written down at all? The fact that you have payslips shows there is a contract formed between you and the employer, but you should have had your statutory terms and conditions of employment in writing before you started work and certainly within 8 weeks of starting.

Did you ever get a letter offering you employment before you started work? i.e. stating what your hourly rate/salary would be, place of work, holidays, pension etc? Have you had payslips each month you have been working?

Did you ring really early ? bailiffs tend only to be in their office up to 9-10 am then they go out enforcing warrants etc.

Did you ring the bailiff's office this morning ?