This article covers how to do this, why it is the quickest route, what to do once you have a possession order and a link to download our free guide for residential landlords.

Impact of the Renters’ Rights Act

The Act has removed the option to serve notice under section 21 and all notices must be served under section 8. There have to be grounds to serve notice, which does restrict the landlord. At the top level, these grounds include:

• Non-payment of rent
• Anti-social behaviour
• Selling the property or needing to move into it yourself

If you are looking for more information on obtaining an order for possession, the National Residential Landlord Association has a wealth of information for landlords.

Timings of an eviction

It can be a lengthy process, especially if using the County Court Bailiffs to undertake the eviction. Shortening that timescale is bound to be a priority for any landlord losing rental income and, potentially, running the risk of damage to their property.

A section 8 notice requires 4 months’ notice to be given (instead of the previous two months).

And the process of obtaining an eviction by a CCB is taking an average of 42 weeks (more in some areas) according to 2025 data published by the Ministry of Justice.

34.9 weeks of that is the average time period between receiving the possession order and the eviction by the CCB.

Instead, you can transfer your possession order to the High Court. On average, we will obtain your writ of possession, serve the mandatory 14 days’ notice of eviction and then complete the eviction ... within 28 days.

How to obtain permission to use the High Court route

The possession order can be transferred up to the High Court for enforcement under Section 42(2) of the County Courts Act 1984.

The best time to make this application is at the same time you are applying for the possession order to be issued. It is important to remember that the decision to grant leave is at the discretion of the Judge.

Plead your case and put the circumstance as to why you wish to transfer up, indicating any hardship being experienced in the delay.

How instruct us

You instruct us online. You will need to provide us with the following:

• A copy of the possession order
• A copy of the permission granted under Section 42 separate from the original order or included in the possession order
• Payment of the court fee for the writ of possession to seal the writ

Find out more

To find out more about the process, you can download our free updated eBook for residential landlords.