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03/10/2026

Not every Section 8 case is about rent, moving back in, or anti-social behaviour. A smaller group of grounds covers everything else.

Grounds 2, 4A, 6, 6B, 7, 7B and 9: a lender needing to sell, student HMOs, redevelopment, licensing enforcement, the death of a tenant, right to rent, and alternative accommodation offered to the tenant.

Most are mandatory, with notice periods from two weeks to four months. Ground 9 is discretionary. Full breakdown, ground by ground, is on our blog.

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02/10/2026

Damage, broken tenancy terms, or a false statement that got the tenancy granted? That's Grounds 12, 13, 15 and 17.

Ground 12 covers any broken tenancy term other than rent, arrears have their own grounds. Grounds 13 and 15 cover damage to the property or its furniture. Ground 17 is different again: a false statement on the original application, nothing to do with the property's condition.

All four are discretionary, two weeks' notice, and the court still has to agree it's reasonable to grant possession. Full breakdown, including why the evidence needed is different for each, is on our blog.

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01/10/2026

Anti-social behaviour gives landlords three routes under Section 8: Grounds 7A, 14 and 14ZA.

Ground 7A is mandatory, but only once there's already a court outcome behind it, a conviction, an injunction breach, or a closure order. Without that, the route is usually Ground 14, which is discretionary and covers the nuisance itself, no prior conviction needed.

For both, there's no notice period to wait out, but the court can't make a possession order until 14 days after you've given notice. Full breakdown, including what evidence actually helps a case, is on our blog.

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30/09/2026

30/09/2026

Selling up, or moving back in yourself? That's Grounds 1 and 1A. Both are mandatory, both need four months' notice, and both come with a catch most landlords don't know about.

Once you rely on either ground, you can't let the property, or market it to let, for up to sixteen months, even if the tenant stays or your plans change. Break that and the council can fine you up to £40,000, or prosecute.

Full breakdown, including the 12-month rule and who counts as family for Ground 1, is on our blog.

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29/09/2026

Rent arrears is the reason landlords use Section 8 more than any other ground. There are three worth knowing: Grounds 8, 10 and 11.

Ground 8 is mandatory, but it's strict: the tenant has to owe at least three months' rent, both when notice is served and again at the hearing. Grounds 10 and 11 are discretionary. Ground 10 has no minimum arrears at all. Ground 11 doesn't even need current arrears; it's about a pattern of paying late.

That's why landlords often plead all three together. Full breakdown, including the Universal Credit rule, is on our blog.

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28/09/2026

Section 21's gone. If a tenant won't leave, Section 8 is now the route for most landlords, and it only works if you use the right ground and the right notice.

Section 8 runs on 37 grounds. Most private landlords only ever need a handful of them. In this episode I walk through how it works now, and the full breakdown, including a notice-period table, is on our blog.

The two grounds worth knowing straight away: 7A and 14, for serious anti-social behaviour, have no notice period to wait out at all.

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27/09/2026

The Renters' Rights Act is the biggest change to lettings in decades, and with Section 21 gone, Section 8 is what landlords are asking about.

Over the next two weeks I'll be posting short videos going through the Section 8 grounds, one topic at a time: how the notice works now, rent arrears, selling or moving back in, anti-social behaviour, damage and broken terms, the rarer grounds, and a guide for tenants. Each one comes with a full write-up on our blog.

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