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Information for landlords in England on tenant eviction: assured shorthold tenancies, including eviction notices, Section 21, Section 8, accelerated possession, possession orders, bailiffs
You must follow strict procedures if you want your tenants to leave your…
You can evict tenants who have an assured shorthold tenancy using a…
You can use the possession claim online service if you want to get your…
You can apply for an accelerated possession order if your tenants have not…
The judge could decide to make an order, or that a hearing is needed.…
You can ask the court for a ‘warrant for possession’ if your tenants: do…
It’s a crime to harass or try to force your tenants out of a property…
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they want you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in an outright possession…
It’s a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to force you out of a…
Eviction of council or housing association tenants: grounds for eviction, notice period, and what a court can decide
You may be able to stop or delay the eviction. You can get advice from…
Your council or housing association must give you a written warning notice…
Your council or housing association will need permission from a court to…
Notice used by landlords to end a tenancy under section 33D(3) of the Immigration Act 2014.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
This guidance describes new measures that will protect tenants from eviction when they raise a complaint about the condition of their home.
The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
Leaseholders can apply for a decision on new lease terms, and the price, when a landlord is missing.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
Includes help with homelessness, evictions and squatting
Forms for landlords and/or tenants to propose action relating to tenancy agreements.
Guidance describing tenant harassment and setting out what people can do if they are being harassed or are threatened with illegal eviction.
In summary put: First-Tier Property Tribunal Final Reasoned Decision of Judge H Carr and Ms S. Coughlin MCIEH, dated 20 September 2021
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Nicol and Mr O Dowty MRICS dated 29 September 2023
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge H. Carr and Tribunal Member Lewicki on 02 October 2023
Guidance for landlords who wish to gain possession of their property.
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