When a tenant has broken a term of the tenancy agreement, other than paying rent, the notice is a Section 8 notice on Form 3A citing Ground 12. The court decides whether possession is reasonable, and the notice period is two weeks.
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Serve a Section 8 notice for breachAny term the tenant agreed to: subletting without permission, keeping a pet the agreement forbids, running a business from the property, refusing access for inspections, or letting the garden or the property fall into a state the agreement does not allow. Start with the agreement itself and find the clause.
A minor or one-off breach, or one the tenant has since put right, may not be enough on its own. Ground 12 is usually cited alongside other grounds rather than alone.
Two weeks, plus a margin for delivery, from the day the notice is posted. The notice lasts twelve months.
Question 4.3 of the form is where you say which term was broken, when, and what happened. Quote the clause and give dates. The wizard's tidy-up tool reorganises what you write; it never adds facts.
Deposit protected with the deposit paperwork given; an address in England or Wales given to the tenant for notices. The wizard checks both.
Form 3A is free on GOV.UK. PostRight fills it in from your answers, works out the dates, prints it, posts it Tracked 24 and emails your certificate of service. From £29.99. PostRight is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
