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Your tenant is probably not paying rent on time, disturbing other tenants, tempering with the Gosport premise or in breach of other lease terms like subletting your premises without your knowledge, these are some of the reasons a landlord may want to evict their commercial tenants and regain possession of their property in Gosport.
Repossessing your property in Gosport that is occupied by a tenant is known as 'forfeiture'.
You need to add a clause in your lease agreement to let you forfeit the lease.
Without such a clause in the lease, then the landlord is prohibited by the law against evicting the commercial tenant in Hampshire under no circumstance whatsoever.
The right to forfeit in Gosport can be implemented by the landlords in the following ways:
This involves the landlord entering the property in Camdentown, Bedenham, or Alverstoke and physically changing the locks.
This is a risky method as the tenant could later apply for assistance in court in Hampshire in order to retain possession of the property along with claiming any compensation for the way they were terminated in Gosport as it could have caused prospective loss.
This is the most favourable way in Gosport, even though the proceedings take undue time and are costly, but this route is advised as the last resort.
How you proceed depends on the reason for repossession.
When a tenant is no longer paying rent in Gosport, you can re-enter the premises, but you are not required to give any notice of your intention to forfeit.
It is important that you do not show any form of approval of their presence on the property in Gosport such as reminding them of overdue rent, because this may result in a termination of your forfeiture rights and you may have to delay until they miss the next lease payment.
As a precaution, always leave a notice of repossession on the premises' door in Camdentown, Alverstoke, or Bedenham and be accompanied to the property by your solicitor or a locksmith as a witness.
In case of any other breaches, you must serve a section 146 notice before you are bound to premises repossession in Gosport.
Your solicitor is the one mandated to serve the notice on all parties that are interested, including any subtenant, any mortgagee, and the tenant in Hampshire.
The notice must specify the type of lease terms that were breached in Gosport and how they can be remedied (if possible) within a reasonable timeframe.
If the compensation is not done or any violations not resolved, then you can exercise the forfeit.
Repair-related violation notices involve more regulations in Gosport.
In certain situations you may wish to propose to your renter in Alverstoke, Camdentown, or Bedenham the option to lay claim to statutory protection.
If the tenant in Gosport demands this protection, which they must do within 4 weeks of receiving a section 146 notice, the property owner must make an initial claim asking for permission from the court in Hampshire prior acting further.
The landlord can avoid this if the lease has a clause that permits them to enter the property in Gosport to correct any repair defect and then claim the costs incurred from the occupier as debt.
The forfeiture court procedure begins by applying to the county court in Hampshire for possession.
Standard claim forms are required to be filled in, which in Gosport the landlord can now submit online in a couple of courts.
Thereafter, the forms should be delivered to the Gosport leaseholder by the lawyer within a given time-frame.
This being an area of law that is complex, any delay mistake may be costly and repossession in Bedenham, Camdentown, or Alverstoke delayed, so it is advised to always seek legal advice.
The tenant can try to get relief from forfeiture by applying to the Hampshire court if certain conditions are met.
But, this doesn't imply that the leaseholder can enjoy the right automatically as it is an open cure found in court and if the leaseholder is handed the right, it implies that they may continue staying on the Gosport premises under the current tenancy.
Immediately when a section 146 notice is served to the Gosport tenant, they should apply because there are penalties when there is any delay in applying without a justified reason.
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