Notices in possession proceedings
Legal requirements that must be satisfied for a notice to be valid when served in relation to ending a tenancy or licence
Landlord notice to quit
Tenancies and licences that can be ended by a notice to quit and the requirements for a valid notice.
Section 21 notices
A landlord can give a valid section 21 notice to end an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) without proving any ground for possession.
What makes a section 21 notice invalid
A landlord cannot use the section 21 procedure to regain possession of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) if they serve an invalid section 21 notice.
Section 8 notices
A landlord can serve a notice using section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 to end an assured or assured shorthold tenancy on a ground for possession.
Secure tenancy notices
A landlord can serve a notice on a secure tenant to start the possession process using a ground for possession.
Flexible tenancy notice
The notice a landlord must serve on a flexible tenant before applying to the court for a possession order.
Introductory tenancy notice
A landlord must first serve a section 128 notice on an introductory tenant before applying to the court for a possession order.
Regulated tenancy notice
Necessity of the notice to quit (NTQ) before applying to the court for a possession order depends on whether the tenancy is contractual or statutory.
Demoted tenancy notice
The notice a landlord must serve on a demoted tenant before applying to the court for a possession order.
Occupiers with basic protection notice requirements
Landlords must serve a notice to quit (NTQ) on occupiers with basic protection having periodic tenancy, no notice needed at the end of the fixed term tenancy.
Breathing space and landlord notices
Landlords cannot give notices for rent arrears included in a breathing space moratorium while the moratorium is in force, rules banning the notice depend on the tenancy type.