POSSESSIONS UPDATE
1 October 2021
Possession notice periods will return to pre-covid dates.
New forms for Section 21 (Form 6A) and Section 8 (Form 3) Notices will come into effect.
Make sure you always use the most up-to-date version of any form.
Section 21 Notice
2 months notice (remember paperwork must be correct and tenant must have been in the property for at least four months of a six month tenancy). The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Section 8 Notices
Ground 1
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 2
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 3
2 weeks
Ground 4
2 weeks
Ground 5
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 6
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 7a
(anti-social behaviour with a conviction) – One calendar month
Ground 7b
2 weeks
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 8
(Rent Arrears Ground) 2 weeks
Ground 9
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 10
(Rent Arrears Ground) 2 weeks
Ground 11
(Rent Arrears Ground) 2 weeks
Ground 12
2 weeks
Ground 13
2 weeks
Ground 14
(Discretionary ground for anti-social behaviour): Immediately after the notice counts as served (usually 24 hours)
Ground 14A
2 weeks
Ground 15
2 weeks
Ground 16
2 months notice The date for the tenancy to cease must not predate before the end of the fixed term of the tenancy.
Ground 17
2 weeks
Notices served before 1 October 2021 will comply with the current regulations.
Landlords may, therefore, prefer to wait for the changes on 1 October to come into force before downloading a form and serving notice on tenants
Ruth Clarke