21 May 2026How to suspend or postpone a possession order: tenant walkthrough (2026)
If a possession order has been made, or you expect one, the court has powers to postpone the date, suspend the order or vary its terms. There are real limits: 14 days as standard, up to 6 weeks on exceptional hardship, and the powers do not apply to mandatory grounds like Ground 8. The single biggest mistake is leaving it too late. Here is the walkthrough with an N244 grounds paragraph and a worked exceptional-hardship statement.
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