Ground 1
What is the ground?
Ground 1 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 allows a landlord to recover possession where they either occupied the premises as their only or principal home before the tenancy began or require the dwelling house to live in as their only or principal home. A new landlord who bought the property during the tenancy cannot rely on this ground.
What notice is required?
The landlord must have served notice before the tenancy began that possession may be sought under this ground or the Court must decide it is just and equitable to dispense with the need for that notice.
The landlord must also serve a section 8 notice giving at least 2 months notice that possession is being sought on this ground before any proceedings are issued.
Is it a mandatory or a discretionary ground?
This is a mandatory ground of possession.
- Further Information
- Ground 2 - the mortgage ground
- Ground 3 - the holiday let ground
- Ground 4 - the student letting ground
- Ground 5 - the religious use ground
- Ground 6 - the redevelopment/renovation ground
- Ground 7 - the inheritance ground
- Ground 8 - the arrears ground
- Ground 9 - the alternative accommodation ground
- Ground 10 - the poor payer ground
- Ground 11 - the late payer ground
- Ground 12 - the general breach ground
- Ground 13 - the tenant damage ground
- Ground 14 - the bad behaviour ground
- Ground 14A - the domestic violence ground
- Ground 15 - the furniture damage ground
- Ground 16 - the former employee ground
- Ground 17 - the lying tenant ground
- s21 Notice
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