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Section 21 notice definition

What does Section 21 notice mean? A landlord’s notice, given under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, telling an assured shorthold tenant that the landlord intends to seek possession at or after a stated date without alleging fault. Often described as a no‑fault eviction notice. It does not itself end the tenancy; possession requires a court order, usually via the accelerated possession procedure. In England, a section 21 notice must be in prescribed Form 6A and give at least two months’ notice. Validity depends on statutory pre‑conditions, including: protection of any tenancy deposit and service of prescribed information; compliance with “prescribed requirements” (for example EPC,...

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Old-style s.21 and EPC/GSR/How to Rent not served N5B or N5/N119?

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requirements for a section 21 notice served in respect of a tenancy agreement entered into before 1 October 2015

Throughout the three-year transitional window under section 41 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (ie 1 October 2015–30 September 2018), the prescribed format of the notice, together with any other conditions for serving a valid section 21 notice for tenancies agreed before 1 October 2015, remain unchanged and continue to apply as they did...

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