Six in ten eviction notices are wrong
Research carried out by Landlord Action, the tenant eviction specialist, found that 62 per cent of the last 200 instructions received from landlords and letting agents that served their own Section 8 and Section 21 legal notices on tenants were incorrect. This meant they were invalid or posed a greater risk of being thrown out at court; resulting in the need for new notices to be served.
Some opt to serve notices themselves as a cost saving exercise, but Managing Director of Landlord Action, Paul Shamplina (left), warns that mistakes in eviction notices are among the most common reasons for delays and increased costs when a landlord tries to recover possession from a tenant who has an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST). He commented: “I understand the need for landlords to consider every cost but I can’t stress enough that the notice is the most important part of a possession court case and the slightest mistake can end up costing a landlord significantly more than the cost savings - in extra legal fees, delays and lost rent.”
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