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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-55",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "part/55",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "POSSESSION CLAIMS",
  "text": "Contents of this part\nCoronavirus – temporary provision\nRule 55.A1\nInterpretation\nRule 55.1\nI–GENERAL RULES\nScope\nRule 55.2\nStarting the claim\nRule 55.3\nParticulars of claim\nRule 55.4\nHearing date\nRule 55.5\nService of claims against trespassers\nRule 55.6\nDefendant’s response\nRule 55.7\nThe hearing\nRule 55.8\nAllocation\nRule 55.9\nPossession claims relating to mortgaged residential property\nRule 55.10\nII–ACCELERATED POSSESSION CLAIMS OF PROPERTY LET ON AN ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY\nWhen this section may be used\nRule 55.11\nConditions\nRule 55.12\nClaim form\nRule 55.13\nDefence\nRule 55.14\nClaim referred to judge\nRule 55.15\nConsideration of the claim\nRule 55.16\nPossession order\nRule 55.17\nPostponement of possession\nRule 55.18\nApplication to set aside or vary\nRule 55.19\nSECTION III—INTERIM POSSESSION ORDERS\nWhen this section may be used\nRule 55.20\nConditions for IPO application\nRule 55.21\nThe application\nRule 55.22\nService\nRule 55.23\nDefendant’s response\nRule 55.24\nHearing of the application\nRule 55.25\nService and enforcement of the IPO\nRule 55.26\nAfter IPO made\nRule 55.27\nApplication to set aside IPO\nRule 55.28\nStay of possession proceedings, coronavirus\nRule 55.29\nIV — RENTING HOMES WALES - GENERAL RULES\nInterpretation\nRule 55.30\nScope\nRule 55.31\nStarting the claim\nRule 55.32\nParticulars of claim\nRule 55.33\nHearing date\nRule 55.34\nDefendant’s response and adding of sub-holder as a party\nRule 55.35\nThe hearing\nRule 55.36\nAllocation\nRule 55.37\nElectronic issue of certain Renting Homes possession claims\nRule 55.38\nV—RENTING HOMES WALES – ACCELERATED POSSESSION CLAIMS OF DWELLINGS LET ON A STANDARD CONTRACT\nInterpretation\nRule 55.39\nWhen this Section may be used\nRule 55.40\nConditions\nRule 55.41\nClaim form\nRule 55.42\nDefence\nRule 55.43\nClaim referred to judge\nRule 55.44\nConsideration of the claim\nRule 55.45\nPossession order\nRule 55.46\nPostponement of possession\nRule 55.47\nApplication to set aside or vary\nRule 55.48",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (23.8.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/751), rules 1, 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents substituted (6.4.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (25.6.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/582), rules 1, 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 22(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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