SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 29Residential tenancies in England and Wales: protection from eviction

Assured tenancies

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Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 (notice of proceedings for possession: assured tenancies) is to be read, in relation to notices served under that section during the relevant period, as if—

a

in subsection (3A)—

i

in paragraph (a), for “periodic tenancy,” there were substituted “periodic tenancy—

i

three months after the date on which the notice was served, and

ii

ii

in paragraph (b) for “one month” there were substituted “ three months ”,

b

in subsection (4) after “earlier than” there were inserted “ three months after ”,

c

in subsection (4A)(a) for “two months” there were substituted “ three months ”, and

d

in subsection (4B) for “two weeks” there were substituted “ three months ”.