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Eviction of council or housing association tenants: grounds for eviction, notice period, and what a court can decide
You may be able to stop or delay the eviction. You can get advice from…
Your council or housing association must give you a written warning notice…
Your council or housing association will need permission from a court to…
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they want you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in an outright possession…
It’s a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to force you out of a…
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 21 January 2026.
Notice used by landlords to end a tenancy under section 33D(3) of the Immigration Act 2014.
Includes help with homelessness, evictions and squatting
Community infrastructure levy notice under Regulation 117, 118 or 119 decisions issued from 1 January 2023
The A to Z list links to all landlords with a published regulatory judgement.
If we are investigating a landlord due to suspected serious failings, we may place them on our gradings under review list.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Pittaway and Ms A Flynn MRICS on 21 September 2021
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