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Question Title: Agents and rights of audience
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| I have been bringing possession actions on behalf of my landlords for some time now but last time I tried I was told that I could not do so. What has changed?
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| It is, in fact, at the discretion of the court to allow the agent the right to represent the claimant landlord. This is called a ‘right of audience’ and only the claimant in person, or certain categories of people, solicitors and barristers, have a certain right of audience. The new possession forms that are in force from 15th October 2001 make this point clear. The guidance notes (form N5C) for the claimant in completing form N5 states that “the statement may not be signed by, for example, the claimant’s managing agent.”
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Letting Update Journal |
Jan 1999 page 20 |
letting-update-journal.html
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Letting Handbook |
Chapter 12 |
letting-handbook-and-factsheets.html
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Letting Factsheet No 20 |
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factsheet-20
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