Help! small claims court judgement

[queenofthepirates]

I've received a letter this morning, forwarded on from a lady I employed to help me with some legal issues I had with a tenant of mine last year. It's a notice of Issue of Warrant of Execution for £5k and the claimant is a man who stalked me (and I had to ask the police to warn off) and was involved with the tenant issue.

In short, I was in the process of evicting a non paying tenant of mine and was heavily pregnant so employed this lady to do the paperwork. A man who lived in the block where my flat is harassed me by phone and letter to speed up the eviction. When we refused (it was illegal) he got nasty and threatened to pay me a visit, the day before I went into labour. The police were lovely and he stopped calling but it sounds as though he's back.

I don't know why I have this judgement or what it's for! Any idea what my next move should be? I'm pretty sure I don't owe this man any money, indeed he's a nutter IMHO but it seems to have gone through the courts without my knowledge or intervention-help!

[Collaborate]

You will have to apply to the court to set aside the judgment. He might have obtained it by default. Check with the court the address they have for you, and whether they posted it to you or left it for him to post.

[queenofthepirates]

Thanks Collaborate, is there a form to fill in form that? The paperwork I have is scant on detail, just his name and the amount he's being awarded. No phone numbers to appeal or an address to write to....
TIA

[mumblechum1]

Have a look on the Court Service Website. All the forms are there. It used to be something like N245 or N244 from memory but I haven't done one for ages.

You need to make 2 applications, one to suspend the warrant and one to set aside judgement.