How to Draft a Section 8 Notice (Housing Act 1988) (England)

Here we show you how to correctly draft a section 8 notice based on unpaid rent. Unpaid rent is the most commonly used ground for possession nationally. The Section 8 Notice is Form No.3 and can be downloaded from the Government website, or our website.
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Thank you. Excellent video

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[@fmrajput]

I sent a pre-signed one year tenancy aggrement to my tenants with an increased rent. They did not sign it or sent it back to me despite several reminders. They are however paying the same old rent for the past four months. I have served them Section 21 notice. Should i also serve them Section 8 notice incase they manufecture their AST or sign it with backdate and bring it in the court. Which one is best option to proceed with .. Section 21 or Section 8?

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[@Mmsss8811]

my tenent pulled a knife on me and threated to kill bec i asked for rent to be paid. can i use ground 7A as well as all the grounds for rent arrears?

[@Mmsss8811]

should i delete the extra text eg: (as ammended) and all other texts in brackets?

[@LandlordAdviceUK]

The Section 8 Notice is not a prescribed form. Therefore, the relevant fields should be completed, relevant grounds for possession added in. However, the remaining parts of the form must remain unamended because the information contained in the notice (other than the sections that do require info to be added) is prescribed by law, amending it could cause the notice to be invalid.