England Landlord Guidance
What Landlords Can Do if They Want a Tenant to Leave
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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
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
As recently reported, overall arrangements for possession proceedings was published (the overall arrangements) ...
Update: the date of 23 August 2020 referred to below has been extended to 20 September 2020. Please see this ...
The long awaited decision from the Court of Appeal for Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield (2020) EWCA Civ 760 (18 ...
This article has been updated to include Pease v Carter & Anor EWCA Civ 175 (17 February 2020) in relation to
For an assured shorthold tenancy in England granted or renewed since 1 October 2015, it is a requirement that in ...
From 1 October 2015, big changes were made to section 21 Housing Act 1988 for tenancies in England. (more…)
Introduction
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The next job for landlords in England is to provide ...
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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 requiring
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 upon
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)
We are taking over three ASTs. Property bought at auction. The building (3flats )has been badly managed and I am not sure that all is in place. Is there a list of what we should do/need to ...
Hi, we have served one of the new s21 6a notices on a tenant 3 weeks ago but have just realised we didn't enter a date in section 2.
I am hoping you will say this doesn't this invalidate the ...
How much notice is a tenant and a landlord required to give if it doesn’t specify in the tenancy agreement?
Ive issued a Section 8 - what do I do now? just simply apply to the courts?
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I have a problem tenant, and I would like some advice on the best and most effective method to remove him from the property
He has an assured shorthold tenancy (as issued by the guild) with ...
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