Letting agents should be aware that as of yesterday, there is a new prescribed form for Section 8 notices and you should not use the old forms.
Failure to use the new form will mean that a tenant will have a defence to a possession claim, so using the right paperwork will be essential.
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For those needing a link, the page for forms is here:
https://www.gov.uk/assured-tenancy-forms
And the direct download link to the new prescribed form is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/8069/tenancyform3__2_.doc
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Note that at this time these links still point to the OLD form.
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The new form can be found attached to the “Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) Regs 2015” available on the legislation.gov website. Amongst other places.
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