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One in five households in the UK rent privately. Three-quarters of these households are living in homes owned by private landlords, many of whom are accidental landlords. Research suggests that most tenants are not aware of laws around  tenants rights . In this blog, we break down the lifecycle of tenancy in a chronological order and answer questions around tenants rights at each stage of tenancy. This blog is posted by Asktenants.co.uk. Asktenants.co.uk is a website where tenants can rate their landlord and rental property anonymously and free of cost. Rating helps future tenants and keeps rogue landlords in check. Tenants right at the start of tenancy: Q1: My landlord may not have protected my deposit, what are my rights as a tenant to deal with this? A1: Your deposit should be protected in a government-backed tenancy deposit scheme (TDP) if you rent your home on an assured shorthold tenancy that started after 6 April 2007. Contact a  tenancy deposit sche

Section 21 consequences: Section 21 notice is also known as ‘notice to quit’ served by a landlord to a tenant. If the tenant does not leave by the expiry date on the Section 21 notice the landlord will apply to the court for a possession order. The court will have no choice but to grant the possession order. After the court has issued the tenant with the notice to leave, if they have still have not left within the required period, then a landlord can ask county court bailiffs to evict the tenant. You can stop/delay a section 21 eviction if the notice your landlord gives you is invalid. The landlord cannot proceed with the eviction and must serve another one. The new notice will restart the timer, giving the tenant more time. This blog will focus on how to check if  Section 21 notice  received is valid. The blog only covers tenancies started or renewed after 1st October 2015. In order for section 21 notice to be valid, a landlord must: Checking the form and dates.