A landlord may obtain an order for possession of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) by either issuing a section 21 notice or by issuing a relevant notice pertaining to a Ground under Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988. The Grounds The Grounds are divided into 2 categories: Mandatory Grounds where if the ground is […]
RESTRICTIONS TO OBTAINING SECTION 21 POSSESSION
Before a landlord of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) may rely upon a section 21 possession notice he must consider the relevance of the following issues: The supply of a ‘prescribed requirement’ Security of tenancy deposits A moratorium for the first six months of the tenancy Houses in Multiple Occupation/ Unlicensed Premises Retaliatory Evictions […]
NO PRESCRIBED INFORMATION OR SECURITY OF DEPOSIT: NO S.21 NOTICE
A private landlord is legally required to provide specific information to a tenant so that the landlord may rely upon the service of section 21 notice. Section 21A Section 21A of the Housing Act 1988 sets out that a section 21 notice may not be given at any time when the landlord of an assured […]
WHAT IS A SECTION 21 NOTICE?
Subject to certain legal requirements, a landlord can evict a tenant of an assured shorthold tenancy by implementing a Section 21 Notice Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 provides the landlord of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) the right to serve notice to quite on his tenant in order to end a tenancy agreement. […]
