Renters With Six Months’ Arrears To Get Just Four Weeks’ Notice Before Eviction

Tenants who have failed to pay their rent for six months can be evicted with just four weeks’ notice under new government legislation, in an apparent watering down of promises made by ministers. New regulations dictate that a six-month notice period will be necessary for all landlords seeking possession except where rent arrears are over six months or where tenants have committed anti-social behaviour. Landlords seeking to evict tenants for anti-social behaviour will also need to give four weeks’ notice, while the period for perpetrators of domestic abuse will be two weeks. Read more on Inside Housing.

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