Practical guides, templates explained and legal news for United Kingdom.
A section 21 notice served before 1 May 2026 dies on 31 July 2026 unless the possession claim is issued first. The information sheet deadline passed on 31 May 2026 and carries a penalty of up to £7,000. Where both stand today.
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A will in England and Wales must be in writing and signed in front of two witnesses who sign in your presence. Most homemade wills fail on witnessing, not on wording.
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A loan between individuals needs the amount, the interest, the repayment terms and what happens on default — in writing. Lending as a business to a consumer adds regulation on top.
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A lodger agreement is a licence, not a tenancy. It needs the room, rent, deposit, notice and house rules — and it must not borrow clauses from a tenancy template.
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A lodger shares living space with a resident landlord and is a licensee, not a tenant. That single distinction changes notice, deposit protection, eviction and tax treatment.
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No-fault eviction ended in England on 1 May 2026. Possession now runs through a section 8 notice on a Schedule 2 ground, a court order and, if needed, bailiff enforcement.
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A section 8 notice starts a possession claim under the Housing Act 1988. It must name the Schedule 2 grounds, set out the facts, and give the correct notice period for the longest ground relied on.
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The AST was abolished for England on 1 May 2026. New and existing lettings are assured periodic tenancies — no fixed term, no section 21, and possession only on statutory grounds.
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Since 1 May 2026 every new residential letting in England is an assured periodic tenancy. Fixed terms and section 21 are gone, so an agreement copied from an old AST template is now the wrong document.
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