A Practical Guide to the Ending of Assured Shorthold Tenancies - Including Notices, Disrepair, Deposits and Certificates in England 2nd ed

The assured shorthold tenancy was introduced under the Housing Act 1988. It has continued to be the most common form of tenancy in the residential private rented sector.

This Second Edition of A Practical Guide to the Ending of Assured Shorthold Tenancies provides legal practitioners, managing agents, landlords and tenants alike with a practical overview of the law governing the termination of such tenancies in England. The guide, written by an experienced landlord and tenant barrister, also delves into some of the most common regulatory and procedural trip wires encountered in bringing an assured shorthold tenancy to an end.

The guide covers a variety of areas including:

• Termination of an assured shorthold tenancy by a tenant
• Termination of an assured shorthold tenancy by a landlord using the procedure under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988
• Termination of an assured shorthold tenancy by a landlord using the procedure under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988
• Regulatory bars to a landlord serving a notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988
• The court process for possession claims
• Enforcement