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.