Thursday 5 May 2016

Prescribed forms changed

As a clear reminder of how vital it is to keep on top of legislative changes, amendments have been made to prescribed forms for assured tenancies and for assured agricultural occupancies.

The Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 came into force on April 6th 2016. The regulations prescribe forms for various provisions under the Housing Act 1988.

There is a new prescribed Section 8 Notice Seeking Possession under the Housing Act 1988 (Form 3). This is the notice that you serve when ending a tenancy, typically for rent arrears or other breaches of tenancy. It’s the third time it has been updated in a year, but this time only for England as in Wales the previous updated form is still current. Here’s a link to the new regulations and forms.

The Section 13 notice (form 4) used when rent is being increased for an existing tenant without the issuing of a new tenancy agreement and form 5, which applies to agricultural tenancies, have also received minor amendments to correct formatting and drafting errors and in respect of the Section 8 notice to refer to the new form 6A prescribed form for giving notice under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. Do not ignore them. These prescribed forms must be used on or after April 6th 2016.



Lisa Simon, 
Partner Head of Residential Lettings
T: 020 7518 3234 

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