Court action
We will take Court action through the County Court to recover possession of your property if you fail to pay your rent and rent arrears. If this happens, you will be charged Court costs, which you will have to repay in addition to your rent and arrears.
We will ask the County Court to give us possession of your property. A District Judge will decide whether to give an Outright or Suspended Possession Order.
If you do not repay the debt after a Suspended Order, you will receive a Warrant of Possession with an eviction date.
What happens if I’m evicted?
Where possession is given to the Council, a Court bailiff will be asked to visit to carry out the eviction.
Even after eviction, we continue to pursue former tenants for the debts they owe.
This includes all of the costs spent on legal action taken to obtain possession of the property and recover the debt.
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Money Judgement (also known as a ‘County Court Judgement’)
When we take you to Court, we will ask for a Money Judgement. This allows us to take money straight out of your wages to recover the money you owe us.
A Money Judgement order (also known as a County Court Judgement) can have a negative effect on your credit rating. This means you may face difficulty getting any credit from lenders.
Sheffield County Court
We take legal action to regain possession of council homes and recover debts incurred by former tenants through the County Court in Sheffield. Its address is:
Sheffield County Court
The Law Courts
50 West Bar
Sheffield
S3 8PH
Telephone: 0114 2812400
Fax: 0114 2812425
Where is the Sheffield County Court?
How can I contact the Court?
Write to the Court at the address above. If you are replying to something it has sent you, please remember to quote the reference on your letter.