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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 29E+WResidential tenancies in England and Wales: protection from eviction

Consequential modifications in relation to prescribed formsE+W

10(1)Part 1 of the Schedule to the Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/755) (notice of seeking possession) is to be read, in relation to notices served under section 83 of the Housing Act 1985 during the relevant period, as if—E+W

(a)in the first paragraph 5—

[F1(i)the words “Cross out this paragraph if possession is being sought on Ground 2 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 (whether or not possession is also sought on another Ground)” were omitted,]

[F2(ia)where the notice is served in relation to a dwelling-house in England, in the first bullet point, for the words from “the date when” to the end there were substituted “the relevant notice period from the date this Notice is served and also cannot be earlier than the date on which your tenancy or licence could be brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord on the same date as this Notice.

(ib)where the notice is served in relation to a dwelling-house in England, after the first bullet point, there were inserted—

(a)four weeks where any one or more of the following grounds is specified in the notice—

(i)Ground 1 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 and at the time the notice is served at least six months’ rent is unpaid, or

(ii)Grounds 2ZA, 2A or 5 in Schedule 2 to that Act,

and no other ground is specified, and

(b)otherwise, six months.”.]

(ii)[F3where the notice is served in relation to a dwelling-house in Wales,] in the first bullet point, for the words from “the date when” to the end there were substituted “ three months from the date this Notice is served and also cannot be earlier than the date on which your tenancy or licence could be brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord on the same date as this Notice ”, and

(iii)in the second bullet point, for “this date” there were substituted “ the date in this paragraph ”, and

[F4(b)the second paragraph 5 were omitted.]

F5F6F7(2)Part 2 of the Schedule to the Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/755) (notice of seeking termination of tenancy and recovery of possession) is to be read, in relation to notices served under section 83 of the Housing Act 1985 during the relevant period, as if after paragraph 4 there were inserted—

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Textual Amendments

F5Sch. 29 para. 10(2): in the first bullet point of the modification, after the words "earlier than" the words "— (a) in relation to a dwelling-house in England, the relevant notice period from the date this Notice is served, and (b) in relation to a dwelling-house in Wales," are inserted (28.8.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/914), regs. 1(2), 3(10)(b)(i) (with reg. 4)

F6Sch. 29 para. 10(2): after the first bullet point of the modification the words “The relevant notice period is — (a) four weeks where any one or more of the following grounds is specified in the notice — (i) Ground 1 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 and at the time the notice is served at least six months’ rent is unpaid, or (ii) Grounds 2ZA, 2A or 5 in Schedule 2 to that Act, and no other ground is specified, and (b) otherwise, six months (unless proceedings are brought on Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 in which case they may be begun immediately)." are inserted (28.8.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/914), regs. 1(2), 3(10)(b)(ii) (with reg. 4)

F7Sch. 29 para. 10(2): in the second bullet point of the modification, the words "the date in this paragraph" are substituted for "this date" (28.8.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/914), regs. 1(2), 3(10)(b)(iii) (with reg. 4)

11E+WThe Schedule to the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/194) (which applies in relation to Wales) is to be read, in relation to notices served under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 during the relevant period, as if in Form 3 (notice seeking possession of a property let on an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy), in paragraph 5 (earliest date on which court proceedings can be brought)—

(a)in the first bullet point, for “2 months” there were substituted [F8“6 months”],

(b)in the second bullet point—

(i)for “2 weeks” there were substituted [F9“6 months”], and

(ii)for “two months” there were substituted [F10“six months”], and

(c)in the third bullet point, for the words “before the date this notice is served” there were substituted “earlier than 3 months from the date on which this notice is served”.

Textual Amendments

12(1)The Schedule to the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/620) is to be read, in relation to notices served under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 during the relevant period, as if in Form 3 (notice seeking possession of a property let on an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy), in the notes to paragraph 5 (notes on the earliest date on which court proceedings can be brought)—E+W

[F11(a)for the first and second bullet points there were substituted—

[F12(c)in the third bullet point, for “1 month” there were substituted “3 months”, and]

[F13(d)in the fourth bullet point, for the words “before the date this notice is served” there were substituted “earlier than 3 months from the date on which this notice is served”.]

(2)The Schedule to the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/620) is to be read, in relation to notices given under section 21(1) or (4) of the Housing Act 1988 during the relevant period, as if in Form 6A (notice seeking possession of a property let on an assured shorthold tenancy)—

(a)in the section headed “What to do if this notice is served on you”, in the second paragraph—

(i)for “two months'” there were substituted “[F14six months’]”, and

(ii)the words “if you pay rent quarterly, you must be given at least three months' notice, or,” were omitted, and

(b)in paragraph 3, for “two months'” there were substituted “[F15six months’]”.

Textual Amendments