Landlords – New Section 21 Notice

October 19, 2015

ATTENTION ALL LANDLORDS – NEW SECTION 21 NOTICE

Important changes came into effect on 1 October 2015 relating to the way Landlord’s obtain possession of their property from Tenants who have an Assured Shorthold Tenancy.   Some points to note about the new rules are:-

• A new standardised Section 21 Notice has been introduced.  This new form of Notice must be used for all new tenancies created on or after 1 October 2015 or tenancies that are renewed after 1 October 2015.   The new Notice does not apply to statutory periodic tenancies that just follow on after 1 October 2015.

• The new Section 21 Notice does not need to end on the last day of a period of a tenancy.

• Possession Proceedings must be issued within six months of serving the new Section 21 Notice otherwise it will lapse.

• For the new Section 21 Notice to be valid, the Tenant must have received at some stage:-

• A valid Energy Performance Certificate
• Current Landlord’s Gas Safety Certificate
• The Government’s How to Rent Book
• The Deposit must be protected in accordance with the Deposit Protection

Rules.

• A Section 21 Notice may not be served in some circumstances where disrepair has been reported.

For more information on these new rules and how they affect you please contact Jacqueline Penfold on 01323 727321.