V. E WHITE&CO Solicitors Private landlord: The Pitfalls of Section 21 I see all too often the struggle between private Landlords The complexity behind Section 21 lies within the the fixed term within your TA. A Section 21 Notice once and tenants. The relationship starts off well, tenancy procedure before you can even serve a Section 21 Notice. served is valid for 6 months. When serving a section 21 reements are entered into terms are abided by, but Firstly you will need to check whether the tenancy Notice, you must make sure it is prepared in the correct sometimes relationships sour. The Landlord then takes agreement (which I am going to refer to as a TA from form. The date upon which you entered your TA may also now on) was entered into before or after October 2015, affect the length of the notice period. The general rule this can greatly affect the procedure involved. The law is two clear months, however the dates of the TA can changed heavily in October 2015 from the introduction greatly affect this and render a Section 21 Notice invalid steps to secure his Property, but falls short in providing a valid Section 21 Notice This article will examine the procedure involved in serving of the Deregulation Act 2015. If your TA was entered t is dlear how a new and a Section 21 Notice and what steps must be taken before into after October 2015 you must make sure you have provided your tenant with the following documents within the first 30 days of the start of the TA. You must have provided a valid EPC for the Property, a Gas Safety agreements Certificate and a How to Rent Guide. Any AST's that were you can even think to serve one on your tenant. Firstly, this Pr erticie is torgeted towerds private Landlords who have entered into an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (which I am going to refer to as an AST from now on) entered into prior to October 2015, by October 2018, will Pro trip at the first hurdle wasting valuable time and money evicting a tenant. This article clearly illustrates thet Possessian is not easlly gained where the correct procedure hasn't been followed. I would strongly advise any Private Landlord, wanting to gain possession of their Property, seek independent legal advice. This article is not be governed by the Deregulation Act 2015, meaning the a substitute for independent legal advi apply to all AST's. Section 21 Notices can be very versatile. The main merit to serving a Section 21 Notice over a Section 8 Notice Regardless of when you entered into your TA, if your is that a Landlord is not required to provide a reason tenant is providing a deposit, this must have been for wanting to gain possession. However with all of its protected within a registered Deposit Protection Scheme. You must protect your tenants deposit and serve them with a confirmation within 30 days of recelving the deposit. Failure to comply with the above may render versatility, Section 21 can be cruel to the inexperienced Section 21 is heavily weighed down by procedure. The your Section 21 notice invalid, this can waste time and money purpose of all of this procedure is to make sure Landlord's Regulation resolution comply with their duty to their tenants and are not A Section 21 notice cannot be served within the first four months of the tenancy. The notice cannot end before frivolously evicting good tenant 84 High Street, Strood, Rochester ME2 4AR 10 Parkwood Green, Parkwood, Rainham ME8 9PN 13 Livingstone Circus, Gillingham ME7 4HA Tel: 01634 739195 Tel: 01634 376555 Tel: 01634 931423 www.vewhitesolicitors.co.uk