Court Form N215 - Certificate of Service
Use this form to tell the court which documents you served, who you served them on, and when, where and how you served them.
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The most common use of this form is by landlords or agents following service of a Section21 Notice. It can then be provided to the court at a later date if you need to get a possession order.
A few basic instructions for completing this form are below:
Name of Court and Court Number - Leave this blank
Claimant - this means the landlord
Defendant - this means the tenant
When did you serve the document(s) - this is the date you handed them over
The date of service - this can be different to the date above. The table below is from the Civil Procedure rules and they provide as follows:
Calculation of deemed day of service of a claim A claim form served within the UK in accordance with Part 6 of the Civil Procedure rules is deemed to be served on the second business day after the claimant has completed the steps required by CPR 7.5(1).
Calculation of the deemed day of service of documents other than the claim form (CPR 6.26)
First class post or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day
The second day after it was posted, left with, delivered to or collected by the relevant service provider provided that day is a business day; or if not, the next business day after that day
Document exchange
The second day after it was left with, delivered to or collected by the relevant service provider provided that day is a business day; or if not, the next business day after that day
Delivering the document to or leaving it at a permitted address
If it is delivered to or left at the permitted address on a business day before 4.30pm, on that day; or in any other case, on the next business day after that day
Fax
If the transmission of the fax is completed on a business day before 4.30pm, on that day; or in any other case, on the next business day after the day on which it was transmitted
Other electronic method
If the email or other electronic transmission is sent on a business day before 4.30pm, on that day; or in any other case, on the next business day after the day on which it was sent
Personal service
If the document is served personally before 4.30pm on a business day, it is served on that day; or in any other case, on the next business day after that day
You can download the Form N215 below.
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