How is the earliest court date worked out?

We take the working day the notice is posted, allow two further working days for delivery, add the longest notice period for the grounds you selected, and then add seven days of extra notice. The date printed in question 2.1 is the day after that. Giving more notice than the minimum is always allowed; giving less would invalidate the notice.

What notice period do I have to give?

It depends on the grounds: two weeks, four weeks, two months or four months, and none for Ground 14. PostRight works out the period for the grounds you choose and shows you the earliest date you can apply to court.

What is included in the price?

The price includes preparation of the completed Form 3A and any continuation pages, printing, posting by Royal Mail Tracked 24 to each tenant, and a free certificate of service (N215) and statement of posting emailed after posting.

Does PostRight give legal advice?

No. PostRight is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. If your situation is unusual or you are unsure whether a ground applies, you should take independent legal advice before serving.

Why not just download the free form?

You can, and for a confident landlord that is fine. The fee is for the parts that go wrong: the notice period and court date, the deposit and address checks, the ground wording, one tracked copy per tenant, and the certificate of service you will need for the claim. Solicitors charge £325 to £600 for the same job.

Do I need a solicitor?

Not to serve the notice. You may want one if the facts are disputed, the tenancy is unusual, or the tenant defends the claim. PostRight is not a law firm and does not give legal advice; where your answers show specialist advice is needed, the wizard stops instead of producing the notice.

How quickly is it posted?

Sign before 2.30pm on a working day and it is printed and posted the same day. After 2.30pm, or at the weekend, it goes the next working day. You get the tracking number by email once Royal Mail scans it.

What if I get a fact wrong?

You see the completed Form 3A page by page before you sign, and nothing is posted until you have paid. The facts, grounds and dates are yours to confirm; PostRight fills the form in from what you tell it and does not decide whether disputed facts are true.

What if my tenant says they never got it?

Your notice goes by Royal Mail Tracked 24, and we email you the tracking number. We also send your free certificate of service (N215), pre-filled from our posting records, so you have evidence it was posted.

Your Section 8 Notice Prepared and Served

Q: Which grounds does PostRight support?

PostRight supports the 19 ordinary grounds listed on this page. Specialist grounds and joint tenancies with more than 10 tenants in total are not supported by the automated service.

Section 8 Possession Notice

Form 3A

£49.99

Form 3A and Your Earliest Court Date
Next Day Delivery to Each Tenant
N215 and Statement of Posting Emailed

Start My Notice for £49.99

See your notice before you pay. £14.99 for each extra tenant.

If a date or the wording we work out is wrong, we fix it and repost it free. Details

PostRight Ltd, company 17085271

Solicitors charge £325 to £600 for this
Current prescribed Form 3A
Posted same working day before 2.30pm
Royal Mail Tracked 24 to every tenant
Certificate of service included

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What It Costs to Serve a Section 8 Notice

Since 1 May 2026 there is no Section 21. Every possession claim in England starts with a Section 8 notice on Form 3A, and there are three ways to get one served.

Do it yourself

£0 to £40

Form 3A completed for youno
Grounds and legal wording includedno
Notice period and court date worked outno
Deposit, address and Breathing Space checksno
Posted Royal Mail Tracked 24 to every tenantno
Certificate of service (N215) for courtno
Posted the same working dayno
Legal advice on your caseno

Get it wrong, start again

One mistake and the notice fails. You serve it again and wait the full notice period again, up to four months.

The form is free on GOV.UK. Template packs cost £19 to £40. You fill in, check, post and prove it yourself.

Most landlords choose this

PostRight

£49.99

Form 3A completed for youyes
Grounds and legal wording includedyes
Notice period and court date worked outyes
Deposit, address and Breathing Space checksyes
Posted Royal Mail Tracked 24 to every tenantyes
Certificate of service (N215) for courtyes
Posted the same working dayyes
Legal advice on your caseno

Sign before 2.30pm, posted today

Printed and posted the same working day. Your tracking number is emailed once Royal Mail scans it.

Start my notice

Every step from the form to proof of service, done for you. £14.99 for each additional joint tenant.

Solicitor or agent

£325 to £600

Form 3A completed for youyes
Grounds and legal wording includedyes
Notice period and court date worked outyes
Deposit, address and Breathing Space checksyes
Posted Royal Mail Tracked 24 to every tenant(usually)usually
Certificate of service (N215) for court(often extra)often extra
Posted the same working day(varies)varies
Legal advice on your caseyes

Same form, up to 12 times the price

For a straightforward notice, a solicitor completes the same Form 3A. You pay up to £550 more for it.

Eviction solicitors charge £325 to £600 to serve the notice. Letting agents charge £50 to £150 on top of the management fee.

What a Wrong Notice Costs

A Section 8 notice with a wrong date, a missing check or the wrong ground wording is not fixed at the hearing. It is served again from the start. The wizard checks these before you pay.

A date one day early.

Each ground has its own notice period, counted from when the tenant receives the notice, not when you post it. Serve a Ground 1A or Ground 6 notice a day early and you start again with another four months to wait. At £1,000 a month that mistake costs £4,000 in rent before you are back where you were. PostRight works the date out from the posting day, the notice period and a margin for delivery.

A deposit not protected, or no address for service.

If the deposit is not protected with the paperwork given, or the tenant has never been given an address in England or Wales for notices, the rent grounds cannot be used and a notice citing them fails. The wizard asks and stops before you pay, so you find out now, not at the hearing.

One envelope for two tenants.

Joint tenants are each entitled to the notice. One copy addressed to both is the kind of point a defence turns on. PostRight posts a separate tracked envelope to every tenant you name.

No proof it arrived.

A tenant who says the notice never came puts you back to the start unless you can show otherwise. Every notice goes Royal Mail Tracked 24, and you get the tracking number, a certificate of service on court form N215 and a statement of posting by email once it has gone. That certificate is the document the court asks for with the claim.

The ground wording.

Form 3A must carry the full legal wording of every ground you rely on, and Ground 6 needs its own continuation sheet with the conditions table. PostRight prints the wording as published and adds your explanation of the facts underneath.

All of this for £49.99, with the notice signed by you before anything is printed. A solicitor charges from £325 for the same job; the free form charges you nothing and covers none of it.

We stand behind every notice. If a date or the wording we work out is wrong, we fix it and repost it free. Details

What This Service Does

PostRight helps landlords in England prepare the current prescribed Form 3A from the information they provide. We calculate the applicable notice period, generate the notice and any continuation pages, and post copies on your instructions. Before signing you will review and confirm the facts, grounds, dates and final notice. PostRight is not a law firm and does not give legal advice, decide whether disputed facts are true, represent you in court, or guarantee that a possession order will be made. Some tenancies, grounds and service arrangements are not suitable for the automated service; where your answers indicate that specialist advice is needed, PostRight will stop rather than generate the notice.

How It Works

1Answer The QuestionsTell us about the tenancy, the grounds you rely on, and the facts behind them.
2Review And SignSee the completed Form 3A, read the declaration, and sign electronically.
3We Print And PostWe print the signed notice and post it to each tenant by Royal Mail Tracked 24.
4Certificate Of ServiceCourt form N215 and our statement of posting are emailed to you after posting.

What Is Included

Form 3A And Continuation Pages

Completed Form 3A and any continuation pages, one copy posted to each tenant in its own tracked envelope.

Royal Mail Tracked 24

Posted to each tenant by Royal Mail Tracked 24. Tracking number emailed to you once scanned.

Certificate Of Service (N215)

Court form N215 and statement of posting, emailed after posting. Worth £9.99, included free.

Transparent Pricing

£49.99 for the first tenant, £14.99 for each additional joint tenant. No hidden fees.

See What Gets Sent

The Form 3A your tenant receives (details blurred)

Your N215 certificate of service, pre-filled from our posting records

“Very easy to follow the instructions… letter arrived exactly on time”

Andy

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Pricing

First tenant	£49.99
Each additional joint tenant	£14.99 each

Royal Mail Tracked 24 and certificate of service included.

Form 3A is free on GOV.UK. Our fee covers completing it, working out the dates, posting it, and the certificate of service.

Start My Notice

Grounds Supported

PostRight supports the 19 ordinary grounds listed below. Specialist grounds and joint tenancies with more than 10 tenants in total are not supported by the automated service.

1Landlord or family member moving in
1ALandlord selling the property
2Mortgage lender requires possession
4AStudent property needed for the next academic year
6Demolition, rebuilding or major works
6BCompliance with enforcement action
7Tenant has died, periodic tenancy
7ASerious anti-social behaviour
7BNo right to rent
8Serious rent arrears
9Suitable alternative accommodation
10Some rent arrears
11Persistent late payment of rent
12Breach of the tenancy agreement
13Damage to the property
14Nuisance, annoyance or conviction
14ZAOffence committed during a riot
15Damage to furniture
17False statement to obtain the tenancy

Common Situations

Not sure which grounds apply? Start from the situation you are in.

Tenant not paying rent Selling the property Moving back in, or a family member moving in Antisocial behaviour Breach of the tenancy agreement Damage to the property or furniture Redevelopment or major works

I spent four years in commercial debt recovery before starting PostRight, so I know how much depends on a notice being filled in and served properly. That is what this service is built to do.

Not sure about something? Ask us and we will reply within one working day.

Joshua Coley, Founder, PostRight

Frequently Asked Questions

A Section 8 notice (Form 3A) is the formal notice a landlord must serve before applying to court for possession of an assured tenancy on one or more statutory grounds. The notice must be on the prescribed form and give the correct notice period for each ground relied on.

Received a Section 8 notice as a tenant?

Respond to it here