What does a S21 look like?

ilovecheese

Hello,

Ok here goes my first post on any type of forum. Have recently moved into a rented flat and after reading some horror stories on this site took out all my paper work from the LA. My main concern is that I have been issued with a S21 - does this have to be a seperate document?

The only part of the contact that makes no sense is the following:

"The Landlord further gives Notice to the Tenat that the Landlord may be entitles to possession of the Property on Ground 8 in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 or any of the Grounds in Part 2 of that Schedule (other than Ground 9 or Ground 16)" - Can anyone translate this into English please?

My other question is this if I have not been issued with a S21 and my Assured Shorthold Tenancy expires on 24/02/08 do I have to re-sign a contract? I am sure the letting agency will send me one, what happens if I don't sign? They charged 235 (pounds sorry can not find pound sign on keyboard!) for sending 2 e-mails and doing 2 credit checks so I am sure it will cost a fair amount to re-new the contract.

Thanks in advance for any advice

teeni

This is a basic part of a tenancy agreement and relates to the fact the athe landlord may issue a s8 notice if you breech your tenancy agreement grounds 1 - 8 are madetory and if you breech them and the landlord can prove it the court would have to grant possession if the landlord was to apply for it.

grounds 9 - 16 are discretionary so that if the landlord relies on these to obtain poseesion, he also has to prove that it would be reasonable for the court to grant outright possession .

A section 8 noticce can be used at any time even during the fixed tem of the tenancy if you have breeched the tenancy agreement.

At he end of your 6 month fixed term if the landlord does not issue you with a new tenancy agreement your tenancy becomes a periodic assured shorthold, after this time your landlord would have to issue you with a valid s21 notice giving you 2 months notice if he wished to regain possession and you had not breeched the tenancy agreement.

Hope that helps.

Teeni

ilovecheese

Thank you very much for your help

teeni

your welcome

if you have not got anything other than this i would say you have not been served a s21
it would have s21 of housing act 1988 on the top.

ilovecheese

I have not got one of those. So that is good news when the EA contact us in February with a stupid amount of money to re-new the contact I tell them to go and take a running jump! Will also contact LL and ask him if he would be interested in renting privately.