My wife and I are UK citizens, living in China. We left the UK nearly two and a half years ago, have never returned, and are considered non-resident by HMRC. We're not in debt yet but this could lead to debt. I apologise if this is the wrong forum but it was the only one I spotted that covered non-residence. We have two rental properties in the UK. One of those was vacated recently and was left in poor condition. After obtaining quotes for repairs of £2300 we disputed the tenants' reclaim on the £1500 deposit and agreed to allow the Alternate Dispute Resolution service to handle our dispute. Our ex-tenants have indicated that they do not agree to use the ADR service and intend to take us to County Court for the full return of the deposit. We are confident that we have enough evidence (before and after photos, corroboration by estate agents, tenancy contract) that we can defend this claim, however, we're not in the UK and didn't plan on the expense of a trip to the UK just to deal with this claim. So, my questions: I know that, if the tenants deliberately use the wrong address, we might miss the deadlines and could lose the case without even having a chance to defend or counter claim. Is there any way to notify the courts service independently so that we are certain to receive documents and they don't just go to the address supplied by the claimants? Must we attend any County Court Hearing, can we send a representative instead? In the event of our losing the case, can a CCJ be made against non-residents? Can a CCJ be enforced against non-residents? If so, what method is likely? Can bailiffs be sent to a property that is let to new tenants? We're hoping that our ex-tenants will be open and honest in their dealings, but, we're also concerned that they are deliberately choosing the County Court route because we're overseas. Thanks for any help or suggestions, even if it's just a pointer to a more relevant forum.