Chapter 13: Action in the county court: possession of goods and propertyDebts regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 19741. Recovering goods on hire purchase or conditional saleThe client’s responseNegotiating before the hearingDecisions the court can makeWarrant of delivery2. Recovering propertyNegotiating before the hearing3. Recovering owner-occupied propertyGuidance to lendersPre-action protocolThe claim formPossession claim onlineAfter the claim form is issuedResponding to the claimCompleting Form N11MPowers of the court to deal with possession actionAdjournmentsSuspended possession ordersPostponing possessionThe warrant of possessionArguing against a possession orderTime ordersWhen a time order is appropriateApplicationsThe amount dueHow much to offerVarying other termsReviewsAfter property has been repossessed4. Recovering rented propertyGuidance to social landlordsThe claim formResponding to the claimWhat counts as rent arrearsPowers of the court to deal with possession actionAssured tenantsThe warrant of possessionTenants of properties with mortgage arrearsArguing against a possession orderArrears because of non-payment of housing costsPostponing possession5. Preventing enforcementSetting aside a judgmentSuspending a warrant of deliveryVarying the terms of a suspended or postponed possession orderSuspending a warrant of possessionAppealing to a judgeAdjournmentThis chapter deals with court action by creditors when they wish to recover goods or property from a client. See Chapter 12 if the creditor is claiming money only.Note: in some cases, in addition to making an order for payment of money, the court can order a client to give up possession of goods or property to the creditor. However, it can usually suspend the order if the client makes payments to the creditor as ordered by the court. See here, here and here for more details.