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The court will determine on a case-by-case basis a reasonable amount of compensation to cover the loss and damage caused by an eviction. We expect the court to set out a timeframe—my noble friend Lady Warwick referred to this—in the order. That will determine the time that the landlord has to pay. If the compensation was not paid, the tenant could seek enforcement of the relevant debt in the county court system. The landlord could also be found to be in contempt of court, which carries extremely serious consequences, as we all know.