Guides

Plain-English guides to putting WhatsApp and text messages in front of a court, tribunal or deposit adjudicator in England and Wales.

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• Are WhatsApp messages admissible in court in the UK?Admissibility and hearsay, exporting on iPhone and Android, turning the export into a PDF exhibit, and presenting it in a bundle.

Family court

• How to use WhatsApp messages as evidence in UK family courtThe full playbook for litigants in person: exporting, authenticity, redaction and bundles under PD27A.
• Can you use text messages as evidence in UK family court?SMS and iMessage evidence when your phone has no export button.
• WhatsApp messages as evidence in divorce financesFinancial remedy cases: disclosure, informal agreements, hidden assets, and why settlement messages stay out.

Tenancy & housing

• WhatsApp messages as evidence in a tenancy deposit disputeHow TDS, DPS and mydeposits adjudication works, and which evidence wins.
• WhatsApp evidence in landlord–tenant disputesCounty court and tribunal cases: rent arrears, disrepair, possession and rent repayment orders.
• How to prove you reported repairs to your landlordBuilding a dated timeline of reports and photos from the chat, and where Awaab's Law fits.