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What is it?

To legally end a Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement, you must firstly serve a valid possession notice, or more correctly, a notice of intention to seek possession, upon the tenant(s). This is often overlooked by landlords and tenants alike, especially when they are in a fixed term tenancy.

Importantly, in relation to Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements, the landlord can serve one of two different types of possession notice, commonly referred to as, Section 8 Notices, and Section 21 Notices. The most common is the Section 21 Notice, as this does not require the landlord to specify any reason for ending the tenancy agreement.

Section 21 Notice

Section 21 Notices are by far the most common type of possession notice, and a landlord does not have to give any reason for ending the tenancy agreement, but simply serves the notice. The only aspect to be careful of with Section 21 Notices, is the time when the notice is served.

There are in fact two different types of Section 21 Notice, and the correct one must be served. These are the 'fixed term notice' and the 'periodic notice'. The difference between the two is actually quite straightforward. If the tenant is still in the fixed term of his tenancy, that is the tenancy agreement has not come to an end, then the fixed term notice needs to be served. Conversely, if the tenancy agreement has expired and the tenant is still in the property, the tenancy becomes a 'periodic tenancy' and therefore, the periodic notice needs to be served. Don't worry, if this sounds over complex, Legalhelpers asks you for some basic information about the tenancy agreement, to work this out for you.

Finally. If after the expiry of a valid notice to quit period the tenant(s) still remains in the premises, the landlord must still not attempt to evict them him/herself. Rather the landlord should make an application to the court for a possession order, and then the court can make a legal eviction through a bailiff.

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