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.
Assured tenancy notice
A landlord must serve a notice of seeking possession (NSP) on an assured tenant before applying to the court for a possession order.
Secure tenancy notice
A landlord must serve a notice of seeking possession (NSP) on a secure tenant before applying to the court for a possession order.
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.