SCHEDULE 3EVICTION GROUNDS

PART 1LET PROPERTY REQUIRED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE

Landlord intends to live in property

4AF1Landlord intends to live in property to alleviate financial hardship

1

It is an eviction ground that the landlord intends to live in the let property to alleviate financial hardship.

2

The First-tier Tribunal may find that the ground named by sub-paragraph (1) applies if—

a

the landlord—

i

is suffering financial hardship, and

ii

intends to alleviate that hardship by occupying the let property as the landlord’s only or principal home for at least 3 months, and

b

the Tribunal is satisfied that it is reasonable to issue an eviction order.

3

References to the landlord in this paragraph—

a

in a case where two or more persons jointly are the landlord under a tenancy, are to be read as referring to any one of them,

b

in a case where the landlord holds the landlord’s interest as a trustee under a trust, are to be read as referring to a person who is a beneficiary under the trust.

4

Evidence tending to show that the landlord has the intention mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(ii) includes (for example)—

a

a letter of advice from an approved money advisor or a local authority debt advice service,

b

a letter of advice from an independent financial advisor,

c

a letter of advice from a chartered accountant,

d

an affidavit stating that the landlord has that intention.