Guidance
Understanding the possession action process: a guide for Private Rented Providers of social housing in England
This guide is for Private Registered Providers of social housing who are letting a house, flat or other property in England to tenants on an assured tenancy or an assured shorthold tenancy of social housing.
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This guide is for Private Registered Providers (PRPs) of social housing who are letting a house, flat or other property in England to tenants on an assured tenancy or an assured shorthold tenancy of social housing.
The guide will help you to understand the county court possession process in these tenancies, in the period before the Renters’ Rights Act applies to PRPs of social housing.
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Published 1 August 2026