Coronavirus Act 2020

10 (1) [F1 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—

F2 [F3 (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,]

[F4 (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—

• “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 [F5 four months’] rent is unpaid, or

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

and no other ground is specified, F6 ...

[F7 (b) where paragraph (a) does not apply, Ground 1 in Schedule 2 to that Act is specified in the notice (and no other ground is specified), and at the time the notice is served less than four months’ rent is unpaid, if the notice is served on or after 1 August 2021, two months, and

(c) where paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, four months.”].]

(ii) [F8 where 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 [F9 "—

(a) four weeks from the date this Notice is served where Ground 2A in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 is specified in the Notice and no other ground is specified, and

(b) where paragraph (a) does not apply, six months from the date this Notice is served.

Court proceedings also cannot be begun 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

F10 [F11 (b) the second paragraph 5 were omitted.]]

F12 F13 F14 F15 (2) [F16 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

F1 Sch. 29 para. 10(1) suspended in so far as not already suspended (E.) (1.10.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies and Notices) (Amendment and Suspension) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/994), regs. 1(3), 3 (with reg. 6(1)(3))

F2 Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(i) suspended (W.) (29.9.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1044), regs. 1(2), 14 (with reg. 17)

F3 Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(i) suspended (E.) (28.8.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/914), regs. 1(2), 2(d) (with reg. 4)

F4 Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(ia)(ib) 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)(a)(i) (with reg. 4)

F5 Words in Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(ib) substituted (1.6.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/564), regs. 1(2)(3), 2(11)(a) (with reg. 3)

F6 Word in Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(ib) omitted (1.6.2021) by virtue of The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/564), regs. 1(2)(3), 2(11)(b) (with reg. 3)

F7 Words in Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(ib) substituted (1.6.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/564), regs. 1(2)(3), 2(11)(c) (with reg. 3)

F8 Words in Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(ii) 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)(a)(ii) (with reg. 4)

F9 Words in Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(a)(ii) substituted (29.9.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1044), regs. 1(2), 13(2) (with reg. 17)

F10 Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(b) suspended (W.) (29.9.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1044), regs. 1(2), 14 (with reg. 17)

F11 Sch. 29 para. 10(1)(b) suspended (E.) (28.8.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/914), regs. 1(2), 2(d) (with reg. 4)

F12 Sch. 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)

F13 Sch. 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)

F14 Sch. 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)

F15 Sch. 29 para. 10(2): in the first bullet point of the modification, in paragraph (b), the words "— (i) four weeks from the date this Notice is served where Ground 2A in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 is specified in the notice and no other ground is specified, and (ii) where sub-paragraph (i) does not apply, six months from the date this Notice is served (unless proceedings are brought on Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985, in which case they may be begun immediately)." are substituted for ", three months from the date this Notice is served" (29.9.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1044), regs. 1(2), 13(3) (with reg. 17)

F16 Sch. 29 para. 10(2) suspended (E.) (24.8.2021) by The Secure Tenancies (Notices) (Amendment) and Suspension (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/946), regs. 1(2), 2 (with reg. 4)