Section 8 notices

Section 8 notices are more complex than section 21 notices as they require one or more reasons for requesting repossession of the property. These reasons are split into mandatory and discretionary grounds and different grounds have different notice periods.

In addition to ensuring that the names , addresses and dates are all correctly completed, it is also necessary to provide the exact wording for the ground and the reason why the ground is applicable in this case.

If the tenant does not leave and a possession hearing is required then the landlord must provide adequate proof of the ground claimed. If adequate proof is provided for mandatory grounds then the court would have no option but to issue the possession order. However for the discretionary grounds, even if the ground is proven it is still up to the court whether they issue a possession order or not.

Here is list of the grounds and the notice periods required for them.

Similar care needs to be taken in completing all details of a section 8 notice as with a section 21 notice.