Section 21 – The long list of requirements (England and Wales)

If a tenant moves out following a section 21 notice then no problem, but if the tenant does not want to leave, or is told not to leave, then there are several pitfalls to be avoided. In the first of what we suspect will be several articles over the coming months around section 21 and ultimately reform of the possession rules and procedures, we will begin by looking at what now needs to have been done correctly in order to serve a valid section 21. How complex is it to use section 21? When we talk about a ‘no-fault’ notice ...