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As published
143E Notice of proceedings for possession
(1) Proceedings for possession of a dwelling-house let under a demoted tenancy must not be brought unless the landlord has served on the tenant a notice of proceedings under this section.
(2) The notice must—
(a) state that the court will be asked to make an order for the possession of the dwelling-house;
(b) set out the reasons for the landlord’s decision to apply for the order;
(c) specify the date after which proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house may be begun;
(d) inform the tenant of his right to request a review of the landlord’s decision and of the time within which the request must be made.
(3) The date specified under subsection (2)(c) must not be earlier than the date on which the tenancy could (apart from this Chapter) be brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord on the same date as the notice of proceedings.
(4) The court must not entertain proceedings begun on or before the date specified under subsection (2)(c).
(5) The notice must also inform the tenant that if he needs help or advice—
(a) about the notice, or
(b) about what to do about the notice,
he must take the notice immediately to a Citizen’s Advice Bureau, a housing aid centre, a law centre or a solicitor.
(6) In this section—
“relevant notice period” means—
where the landlord has specified in the notice of proceedings an ASB reason for applying for a possession order (whether or not the landlord has any other reason), four weeks,
where paragraph (a) does not apply and the landlord has specified in the notice of proceedings a reason for applying for a possession order which corresponds to Ground 5 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 (whether or not the landlord has any other reason), four weeks
where paragraphs (a) and (aa) do not apply and the landlord has specified in the notice of proceedings only a reason for applying for a possession order which corresponds to Ground 1 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 and at the time the notice is served —
at least four months’ rent is unpaid, four weeks,
less than four months’ rent is unpaid, and the notice is served on or after 1 August 2021, two months, and
in any other case, four months;
“ASB reason” means, in relation to a dwelling-house in England, a reason which corresponds to any of those set out in section 84A(3) to (7) of the Housing Act 1985 or Grounds 2, 2ZA and 2A of Schedule 2 to that Act and, in relation to a dwelling-house in Wales, a reason which corresponds to any of those set out in section 84A(3) to (7) of the Housing Act 1985 or Grounds 2 and 2A of Schedule 2 to that Act.
Your change, as a redline
143E Notice of proceedings for possession
(1) Proceedings for possession of a dwelling-house let under a demoted tenancy must not be brought unless the landlord has served on the tenant a notice of proceedings under this section.
(2) The notice must—
(a) state that the court will be asked to make an order for the possession of the dwelling-house;
(b) set out the reasons for the landlord’s decision to apply for the order;
(c) specify the date after which proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house may be begun;
(d) inform the tenant of his right to request a review of the landlord’s decision and of the time within which the request must be made.
(3) The date specified under subsection (2)(c) must not be earlier than the date on which the tenancy could (apart from this Chapter) be brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord on the same date as the notice of proceedings.
(4) The court must not entertain proceedings begun on or before the date specified under subsection (2)(c).
(5) The notice must also inform the tenant that if he needs help or advice—
(a) about the notice, or
(b) about what to do about the notice,
he must take the notice immediately to a Citizen’s Advice Bureau, a housing aid centre, a law centre or a solicitor.
(6) In this section—
“relevant notice period” means—
where the landlord has specified in the notice of proceedings an ASB reason for applying for a possession order (whether or not the landlord has any other reason), four weeks,
where paragraph (a) does not apply and the landlord has specified in the notice of proceedings a reason for applying for a possession order which corresponds to Ground 5 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 (whether or not the landlord has any other reason), four weeks
where paragraphs (a) and (aa) do not apply and the landlord has specified in the notice of proceedings only a reason for applying for a possession order which corresponds to Ground 1 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 and at the time the notice is served —
at least four months’ rent is unpaid, four weeks,
less than four months’ rent is unpaid, and the notice is served on or after 1 August 2021, two months, and
in any other case, four months;
“ASB reason” means, in relation to a dwelling-house in England, a reason which corresponds to any of those set out in section 84A(3) to (7) of the Housing Act 1985 or Grounds 2, 2ZA and 2A of Schedule 2 to that Act and, in relation to a dwelling-house in Wales, a reason which corresponds to any of those set out in section 84A(3) to (7) of the Housing Act 1985 or Grounds 2 and 2A of Schedule 2 to that Act.
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