Covering letter for claim form N5 & N119

This document creates a covering letter to the court for a landlord issuing an application for a possession order for rent arrears for assured shorthold tenancy agreements. To use this document, you will need to have already completed claim forms N5 and N119. You can also use it to mark your application as a COVID-19 case, if you're seeking possession due to suffering financial hardship as a result of the pandemic.

This document can only be used in England & Wales.

You must not send this letter (or the N5 and N119 forms) to the tenant if you're told that they've been granted formal 'breathing space' from the rent arrears debt under the Debt respite scheme.