Make sure you have served the right notice!!!

Notice periods from 1 October in England

From 1st October 2021, notice periods are reverting to pre-pandemic levels. In most cases, that will mean that two months’ notice will be required under either Section 8 or Section 21.

Here are the full notice details from 1st October 2021:

• Section 21 or Section 8 using any of grounds 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 16 – two months and cannot expire before the end of the fixed term
• Section 8 using the rent arrears grounds (8, 10 and 11) – two weeks
• Section 8 using grounds 3, 4, 7b, 12, 13, 14A, 15 or 17 – two weeks
• Section 8 using ground 7a (anti-social behaviour with a conviction) - one calendar month
• Section 8 using Ground 14 (the discretionary ground for anti-social behaviour) - Immediately after the notice counts as served (usually 24 hours)

New Section 8 and Section 21 forms are being issued.

Notice served before 1st October

When notice has been served up to including 30th September, four months’ notice will still be required.

Notice may be extended again if necessary

However, the Government has included a clause in the statutory instrument which will allow them to reapply longer notice periods up to 25th March 2022 as a backstop, should it prove necessary, as a result of worsening Covid circumstances.