Are you confused about when you serve a notice seeking possession of your property and for how long? due to the ever changing legislation, we thought you may benefit from a brief explanation: In England: After 29 August 2020 you must now give at least 6 months notice on your tenants In Wales: If you served a notice after 24 July 2020 you must have given 6 months notice The change in notice period will stay the same until 31 March 2021, although this situation is fluid and you should keep in touch with our blogs and follow us on face book for updates. The stay on possessions being heard at Court was lifted on 20 September 2020. However you must serve a notice that you intend the Court to proceed with the possession before the Court will list it for a hearing. There is ever more onus on the Landlord to attempt to find a resolution before making their application for a possession order, so a pre-action letter is ever more important. The lock down and corona virus restrictions have put a huge amount of stress on both Landlords and Tenants, originally it was 2 weeks for a Section 8 notice and 2 months for a Section 21, now it is 6 months. In Wales we have interest free loans available for tenants who may be unable to pay their rent, because at some stage in the future, Landlords who have mortgages will need to recoup the unpaid rent. Confused? well the changes are fluid and no doubt will change again. If you are unfamiliar with the changes then you may suffer a financial loss. So if you have any questions then speak to our team who will be happy to guide you in the right direction. s