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Exiting Short Term Tenancy - Advice needed
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S21 is a 2 month notice that the landlord might start court proceedings to eventually get a possession order allowing you to be evicted.BeardedLady said:
I'm really interested as to your comment re: Section 21. It was my understanding that would be served by the landlord giving us 2 months notice to vacate which i believe could be 4 mths into the 6 mth contract.
Quite a lot of S21 notices are invalid or incorrectly filed, plus court proceedings are slow and a lot of hassle for the landlord when you are willing to leave after reasonable discussion anyway.
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/section_21_eviction
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This is not relevant to leaving the tenancy early, but may be worth looking into. Does your local authority have a selective licensing scheme that covers your address. If they do, does your landlord have a licence? If your landlord is not licensed but is required to be licensed then you can apply for a rent repayment order. It will not get you out of your tenancy any earlier, but as your landlord is looking out for themselves.......1
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