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Starting a New Tenancy

Do you have permission to let?

Answer: Yes

Prepare Property for Rental

Advertising & Vetting Process

Move in Preparation & Paperwork

Tenant Now Moved in, Protect Deposit and Paperwork Suppliers

Managing the property, inspections Notices etc

Answer: No

You could be fined and invalidate your mortgage

Are you happy with the tenant? Renew stay?

Answer: No

Issue a section 21 or/and section 8 notice

Tenants wants to stay - renew?

Answer: Yes

Send letter and prepare new AST or increase the rent

If deposit with My deposits buy new insurance policy

Answer: No

Plan Checkout or leave as periodic tenancy

Tenants Leave?

Answer: Yes

Conclude exit return of deposit and recover any monies due

Answer: No

Issue a section 21 or/and section 8 notice

Will Tenants Leave?

Answer: Yes

Conclude exit return of deposit and recover any monies due

Answer: No

If not done so already Issue Notice S21 & S8

Notice date passed tenants left?

Answer: Yes

Conclude exit return of deposit and recover any monies due

Section 8 used apply for possession?

Answer: Yes

Court Hearing always. Where section 8 used

Answer: No

If section 21 Issued apply for possession by post no court hearing usually

Possession Order Granted?

Answer: Yes

Landlord and tenant notified by courts of date tenant must leave

Answer: No

No remedy breach before you can proceed further

Tenants leaves on/before said date?

Answer: Yes

YES landlord has possession conclude exit return of deposit and recover any monies due

Answer: No

The landlord must be in receipt of a possession order to apply for a bailiff

Only a court Bailiff can remove a tenant if they refuse to leave

Tenants refuse to leave

If the tenant will not leave of their own accord one must apply to the courts for a possession order having previously served a valid section 21 or section 8 notice.

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