England Landlord Guidance
What Landlords Can Do if They Want a Tenant to Leave
You are in Ending a Tenancy
Pre-tenancy
Responsibilities and Liabilities
Implied Terms in Tenancy Agreements
Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
Electrical Safety and Electrical Goods
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Duties on the Manager of an HMO
Licensing of Private Rented Properties
Planning Control and Building Regulations
Start of a Tenancy
Sub-letting/Assigning Tenancies
Succession Rights and Rights of Survivorship
Providing Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Inventories
Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit
Tenant References and Guarantors
Immigration Act and Right to Rent
During the Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy
Practical Tips for a Pain-Free End of Tenancy Handover
What to Do if the Tenancy Is to Continue
Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave
Powers and Duties of District Judges
Absolute Orders or Suspended (Postponed) Orders
Applying to Court for Possession - Standard Procedure
Applying to Court for Possession - Accelerated Procedure
After the Court Order - and Eviction
Applying to the Court for Rent Arrears Only
Contractual or Common Law Tenancies
Services
The Guild can help with most things from seeking possession, section 21 notices, section 8 notices, tenancy ...
Use our wizard to determine which court form is required and samples to help with completion.
Use our possession notice wizard to determine which notice is most appropriate for the circumstances and check a section 21 or 8 notice can be served.
Useful Links
The decision of Northwood (Solihull) Ltd v Fearn & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 40 has been handed down, and it's good ...
As recently reported, overall arrangements for possession proceedings was published (the overall arrangements) ...
It was announced last week that the suspension of claims for possession is to be lifted from 23 August 2020 ...
From 1 October 2015 [1] section 36 of the Deregulation Act 2015 will come into force in England.
Section 21 ...
From 1 October 2015, big changes were made to section 21 Housing Act 1988 for tenancies in England. Some of these ...
The long awaited decision from the Court of Appeal for Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield (2020) EWCA Civ 760 (18 ...
The information contained in this article is scattered around the website so this acts as a consolidating ...
For an assured shorthold tenancy in England granted or renewed since 1 October 2015, it is a requirement that in ...
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Forms
Claim Forms N5 and N119 Plus PCOL
Using the court form wizard, you can download claim forms N5 and N119 (standard procedure) and guidance for ...
Accelerated Possession Claim N5B
The accelerated possession procedure is the form to use where you have served a section 21 notice, want to only ...
Section 8 Notice – England Only
Product Code: F014 (and includes F015)
From 6 April 2015, England and Wales have different section 8 notices. ...
Section 21(1)(b) Notice
Product Code: F017 - Last updated July 2013, see tab for changes
If a landlord wants their property back, a ...
Section 21(4)(a) Notice
Product Code: F018
If a landlord wants their property back from an assured shorthold tenancy, a notice ...
Notice to Quit (Landlord to Tenant)
Product Code: F016 - for changes see tab
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR AN ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY. ...
Ground 1 Landlords Only or Principal Notice
Product Code: F043
For tenancies granted on or after 28 February 1997 or for tenancies correctly accompanied ...
Ground 2 Mortgage Notice
Product Code: F044
A ground 2 notice is to notify a tenant before a tenancy is granted the the rented property ...
Ground 3 Holiday Let Notice
Product Code: F046
A landlord may serve this ground 3 notice before a tenancy commences notifying the tenant ...
Surrender of Tenancy Deed
Product code F080
This notice is rarely used and the notice to quit from tenant is normally more ...
Mesne Profits – Damages for Use and Occupation Letter
Product Code: LT901
Where a tenant (or one of several tenants) gives a notice to quit, the tenancy will end ...
Intention to Act Upon Section 21 Notice Previously Served
Product Code: LT044
When a section 21 notice has been served lasts forever as long ast it hasn't been withdrawn ...
Questions and Answers (for this topic and country)
Head tenant has left by way of Sebring notice upon landlord and paid all the rent. Head ll enters the property to find a sub tenant there, now because the head tenancy has ended is the occupier ...
We prepared and furnished one of our properties for our daughter, the assured shorthold tenancy was solely in her name. She was heavily pregnant and along with her boyfriend she moved into the ...
Hi, I have a tenant in arrears and section 21 expires on 12/12/2021. Tenant is not going to leave, so LL will apply for a possession order, is there a letter template to a guarantor to again ...
I was at a hearing where I had requested a possession order through the normal method because I had no tenancy agreement. At the Hearing the Judge asked why I had not used the accelerated ...
I served the month's notice as stated on the garage agreement but tenant has not gone. What action can I take next please?
I have been left a property from my mothers Estate.
My mothers friend lived with her for around 20 years. It was not a romantic relationship and the friend did not pay rent.
How can I obtain ...