Absconding Tenant

[Buzzardist]

A tenant has left owing 2 months rent.
Can I take out a CCJ against a person for whom I do not know a current address?

[Nibble]

You have a name of your absconding tenant, therefore you could get a CCJ raised against them, because as you've stated, they've already left, so they're unlikely to pay any outstanding debts to you. However, a CCJ if unpaid after one month is then registered on the Register of CCJ's, which is checked by banks, tenancy agents, building societys & loan companies, which will have a very detrimental effect on your tenants forthcoming lives.

You could try here, but they do charge http://www.trustonlin...ccjs-and-the-register

[Nini74]

if you don't know where they've gone, there's not much point in getting a ccj against them - or issuing a claim - there's nowhere to serve it on them. you'd be better off asking an enquiry agent to try to locate them...

[hc4361]

Surely a CCJ has to be served?

[Buzzardist]

Thank you all. Yes, my problem is that I do not know where they have gone to, so how to identify the actual person when I have no address.
Also, if they moved again, how would my ccj move with them?

[hc4361]

A CCJ is not linked to an address so it matters not how many times they move after.

If you don't know the tenant is now you have no chance.

[Eve.]

Depending on how much you are owed and the chance of getting the money back, would it be worth getting a search agent to find them on a no find no fee basis?

Did you try to mitigate your loss in any way by getting a deposit?