Always Use a 6 month term on your tenancy agreement
Always use a 6 month term on your tenancy agreement!
If you issued a 12 month agreement and your tenant stops paying, you will not be able to use the faster “Section 21 accelerated possession procedure” because a Section 21 notice cannot expire earlier than the end of the fixed term.
Also, you cannot use Section 21 for any claims based you make for rent arrears or where the claim starts before a fixed term has ended.
Try to do so and the judge will kick your claim into touch!
Instead, you will have to wait for rent arrears to reach two months and then serve what’s called a Section 8 notice.
And, unlike in the Section 21 procedure (which is done by post), with a Section 8, you will have to attend court for a hearing.
So, always give shorter fixed terms to your tenants because if they prove to be bad you can use the Section 21 accelerated possession procedure - which is usually faster, cheaper and less hassle than going down the Section 8 route.
If you issued a 12 month agreement and your tenant stops paying, you will not be able to use the faster “Section 21 accelerated possession procedure” because a Section 21 notice cannot expire earlier than the end of the fixed term.
Also, you cannot use Section 21 for any claims based you make for rent arrears or where the claim starts before a fixed term has ended.
Try to do so and the judge will kick your claim into touch!
Instead, you will have to wait for rent arrears to reach two months and then serve what’s called a Section 8 notice.
And, unlike in the Section 21 procedure (which is done by post), with a Section 8, you will have to attend court for a hearing.
So, always give shorter fixed terms to your tenants because if they prove to be bad you can use the Section 21 accelerated possession procedure - which is usually faster, cheaper and less hassle than going down the Section 8 route.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006.
