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How To Get Eastleigh Tenants Evicted Without Travelling To Court In Hampshire

1. Section 8 Or Section 21 Notice

Serving a notice is the first step if you want your tenants in Eastleigh out of your property in Romsey, Bishopstoke, or Compton-Otterbourne and you should give the Section 21 or the Section 8 Eviction Notice as provided under the Housing Act 1988.

A Section 21 notice of possession is supplied by Denbigh Franks to a tenant in Eastleigh to guide as 'notice of the possession'.

When the fixed term tenancy agreement expires, you can also initiate a break clause if mentioned on the agreement or taken possession of the Eastleigh property in Hampshire.

When serving a Section 21 notice in Hampshire, you do not have to give the reasons for claiming possession.

A section 8 notice is served by the landlord or landlord's agent in Hampshire's Eastleigh when they have valid grounds to evict the tenant from their property.

Of example, the occupant in Bishopstoke has not paid the rent, destroyed the property in Compton-Otterbourne or created a disturbance in Romsey.

If the tenant in Eastleigh has violated the tenancy agreement, the landlord can end the tenancy during a fixed term.

However, the tenant might dispute it and you will have to go to the courts in Hampshire and provide enough evidence for eviction.

You can send notices spontaneously and both notices produce the same result and get you the possession of your property in Eastleigh back.

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2. Denbigh Franks Serve A Notice Of Possession Under Section 21

Section 21 notice is not an eviction notice technically however this notice is to inform the Eastleigh tenant that the landlord is willing to recover the possession of his property in Compton-Otterbourne, Romsey, or Bishopstoke the tenants left.

First of all, the notice of no less than 2 months will be served to the Eastleigh tenant, in which they are asked to vacate the property in Hampshire at the end of the term.

If you can trigger a break clause to terminate the lease or at the end of the fixed-term tenancy, serve the Section 21 Notice of Possession in Eastleigh.

In addition, you can issue it even though the tenant in Eastleigh has been compliant without providing any reason for recovering your property in Hampshire.

To enforce this notice in Hampshire court, serve the Section 21 notice properly.

There are some changes introduced through the Deregulation Act 2015 if you are planning to use the Section 21 procedure to end tenancies.

The act was initially for Eastleigh tenancies rented or agreed after 1st October 2015.

But as of October 1, 2018, the rule now applies to all rentals in Hampshire irrespective of when the lease started.

Here are the key rules:

Denbigh Franks cannot issue a Section 21 notice in the first four months of the tenancy, however, if the tenant in Eastleigh renewed the lease after a fixed term expired, you can issue a Section 21 notice at any time you wish to do so in the duration of the renewed tenancy.

The Section 21 notice has a validity period of 6 months from when it is issued, and if the issue is ongoing in Eastleigh, Hampshire, another notice must be served by the landlord.

A section 21 notice cannot be served if tenants in Eastleigh have complained about the conditions of the building and no response was provided by the Hampshire landlord; Issuing a notice after a complaint about the premises will not be considered especially if you get served with a Local Housing Authority notice.

Using the Form 6A with the Section 21 is correct.

The Section 21 is genuine only if the tenant in Eastleigh is given the following at the time of renting:

A Gas Safety Certificate

An Energy Performance Certificate

A landlord is required to give a "How to rent" guide to the tenant at the start of the tenancy

3. Send A Section 8 Notice Of Eviction In Eastleigh With Denbigh Franks

You can serve a Section 8 notice in Bishopstoke, Romsey, or Compton-Otterbourne to start the eviction process in Eastleigh if you have grounds to evict a tenant.

Schedule 2 of the 1988 Housing Acts includes the reasons why a Section 8 eviction notice is served in Hampshire.

Here are the most common reasons for evicting a tenant in Hampshire's Eastleigh:

Rent arrears

Damaging the property

Nuisance

You are required to fill in a 'Notice seeking possession of a residence let on an ensured tenancy or agricultural occupancy' in order to provide your tenants in Romsey, Compton-Otterbourne, or Bishopstoke with notice.

On the notice, you will have to mention the grounds for eviction in Eastleigh and issue the notice two months or two weeks before depending on the terms you are using.

If your tenants in Eastleigh do not leave by the specified date, you can apply to the court in Hampshire for a possession order.

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4. Make A Possession Order In Eastleigh, Hampshire

If you have served the eviction notice with Denbigh Franks and your tenant in Eastleigh does not leave your property, start making plans.

In case a written tenancy agreement exists and also the tenant in Eastleigh does not have any pending rent then accelerated possession order can be used, if you serve Section 21 notice.

In case you handed either a Section 21 or 8 notice in Eastleigh or wish to recover your residence in Romsey, Compton-Otterbourne, or Bishopstoke and at the same time claim rent debts from the tenant, you may make use of the regular possession claim.

If the tenant in Eastleigh does not leave after the order for possession has expired, it will advisable to instruct the County Court of Hampshire to evict them, they may take four more or even more than 6 weeks depending on the county court in your locality.

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