Form N5 - Claim Form for Possession of Property (Traditional Track)

N5 - Claim Form for Possession of Property (Traditional Track) -

Landlords: start the court process of evicting tenants with the N5 Claim Form, available as a "Download Now" PDF document.

Claim Form N5 is one of several legal forms that must be used by landlords when they are evicting tenants through the courts. 

You can only use a N5 Claim Form when the tenant is in rent arrears, you have already served a Section 8 Notice to terminate the tenancy agreement, and you have waited for at least two weeks for the tenant to pay and the tenant still has not paid.

To start the court process of evicting tenants, you must send the N5 Claim Form to the court to state that you want to gain possession of the property and get the rent arrears paid. 

This tenant eviction form is for use with the ‘traditional track’ in the County Court and you must use it with Form N119 - Particulars of Claim for Possession.

Landlords must send the N5 Claim Form, along with Form N119 Particulars of Claim for Possession, to the County Court to start their claim for possession. 

There are various other documents that must be attached to this tenant eviction form, including a copy of the tenancy agreement, and a court fee must be paid for the court dealing with the tenant eviction form. 

Guidance Notes on how to complete the N5 Claim Form, and what other documents you must send to the court, are included in this "Download Now" PDF document, giving you instant access to the legal form and guidance.

Once the court has received tenant eviction forms N119 Particulars of Claim and the N5 Claim Form, landlords will then attend a court hearing to present their case as to why they have initiated the eviction process.

This Lawpack legal form has been designed by our team of landlord and tenancy law specialists to ensure that it is legally valid.

Tenant Eviction Links:

Tenant Eviction eKit

Section 21 Notice - Terminate a Tenancy at the End of the Fixed Term (England and Wales)

Section 8 Notice - Terminate a Tenancy at the End due to Rent Arrears (England and Wales)

Notice to Terminate a Short Assured Tenancy - Rent Arrears (Scotland)

Notice to Terminate a Short Assured Tenancy - End of Fixed Term (Scotland)

N5B Claim Form for Possession of Property (Accelerated Procedure)

Form N119 Particulars of Claim for Possession (Traditional Track)

Form N215 Certificate of Service

Form N325 Request for Warrant of Possession of Land Form

Schedule of Rent Arrears

Witness Statement (for Possession Proceedings)