Ground 9
What is the ground?
Ground 9 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 allows a landlord to recover possession where there is suitable alternative accommodation available for the tenant. When considering if the accommodation is suitable the Court would need to be satisfied that the property was of a similar type and price, give the same type of tenancy and would be equally convenient to the tenant's place of work. Where possession is ordered the landlord also has to pay the tenant's moving costs.
What notice is required?
The landlord must have served 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 discretionary ground of possession.
- Further Information
- Ground 1 - the landlord residence ground
- 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 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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