New Prescribed Forms - 1st Dec 2016 must be used England
The Secretary of State, has exercised powers to instruct that landlords must hereafter use new prescribed Notices/Forms when issuing Section 8 Eviction Notices, Rent Increases etc. What this basically means is that if you issue the old or wrong notice/form then what you have requested shall be void. Applicable properties located in England only
As an example - in simple terms if you issue a Section 8 Notice that does not comply with new format from 1st Dec 2016 any application to court will be thrown out as invalid eviction application
- PIMS Section 8 Wizard for Rent Arrears Updated to reflect changes click here
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in total this law change applies to 9 forms, being
Most Frequently Used by Landlords and Letting Agents
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Form No |
Description |
PIMS related Content |
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3 |
Notice seeking possession of a property let on an Assured Tenancy or an Assured Agricultural Occupancy (s.8 Housing Act 1988 (as amended)) |
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4 was 4B |
Landlord’s Notice proposing a new rent under an Assured Periodic Tenancy of premises situated in England (s. 13(2) Housing Act 1988 (as amended)) |
This is New Rent Increase Notice
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8 |
Tenant’s notice proposing that an Assured Tenancy be replaced by an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (Schedule 2A, paragraph 7(2) Housing Act 1988 (as inserted by Schedule 7, Housing Act 1996)) |
Change of Tenure
Variation of Tenure - Tenant Consent to convert from Assure to an AST
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Less Frequently Used Documents ARE
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Form No * |
Description |
Type of Doc |
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1 |
Notice proposing different terms for a Statutory Periodic Tenancy (s. 6(2) Housing Act 1988) |
Variation of Terms |
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2 |
Application referring a notice proposing different terms for a Statutory Periodic Tenancy (s. 6(3) Housing Act 1988) |
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5 was 4C |
Landlord’s or Licensor’s Notice proposing a new rent or license fee under an Assured Agricultural Occupancy of premises situated in England (s. 13(2) Housing Act 1988 (as amended)) |
Agricultural
Occupancy |
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6 |
Application referring a notice proposing a new rent under an Assured Periodic Tenancy or Agricultural Occupancy to the Tribunal (s. 13(4) Housing Act 1988 (as amended)) |
Property tribunal |
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7 |
Application to the Tribunal for determination of a rent under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (s. 22(1) Housing Act 1988 (as amended)) |
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9 |
Landlord’s notice proposing an Assured Shorthold Tenancy where the tenancy meets the conditions for an Assured Agricultural Occupancy (Schedule 2A,paragraph 9 Housing Act 1988 (as inserted by
Schedule 7, Housing Act 1996)) |
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To obtain a form above download here then use the form number to select the document you require
* Form Name Legal Notes - Form prescribed by 2015 Regulations - Equivalent under 1997 Regulations