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Section 21 Is Ending: Don’t Risk Managing Your Tenancy Alone
Last updated: July 2025
Category: Legislation | Tenancy Law
❌ Section 21 Is Being Scrapped — Are You Ready?
The government is abolishing Section 21 — the legal route landlords use to evict tenants without giving a reason. From late 2025, you’ll need a legal basis to regain possession, and every mistake could cost you in time, money, and stress.
This is one of the biggest legal changes in UK tenancy law in decades.
🧠 What Was Section 21?
Section 21 allowed landlords to serve two months’ notice without giving a reason, once a fixed term ended. It’s been the go-to option for:
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Ending tenancies cleanly
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Selling the property
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Removing tenants without needing to ‘prove fault’
That’s all about to change.
⚖️ What’s Changing in 2025?
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Section 21 will be abolished entirely
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All tenancies will become periodic by default (no more fixed terms)
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You’ll need to use Section 8 notices, with specific legal grounds for possession
Landlords will have to prove their reason in every case — missed rent, antisocial behaviour, or wanting the property back.
🧨 What Could Go Wrong?
If you don’t serve the correct notice, with the correct paperwork, and follow the correct procedure — you could lose months of rental income while trying to regain possession.
✅ How We Keep You Fully Compliant — From Day One
At Open Key, we manage tenancies with legal precision — because in 2025, that’s what it takes to protect landlords.
We start by properly qualifying every tenant. That means full referencing through professional systems — not just credit scores, but employer verification, affordability checks, and references from previous landlords. If you can’t evict easily anymore, the only real protection is choosing the right tenant in the first place.
Then we ensure every legal document is issued correctly and on time — including the AST, How to Rent guide, gas safety certs, EPC, and prescribed information. One missing document is all it takes to invalidate a possession claim. We don’t let that happen.
And if you do need to take action, we’ll serve all legal notices, handle the evidence, and manage the process start to finish — so you’re not caught out by new legislation or procedural traps.
We’re not just a letting agent. We’re your compliance partner.
📞 Want Legal Tenancy Management?
Whether you’ve got one property or a portfolio, we’ll make sure your paperwork, process and protection are watertight.
📩 Email: info@openkeylets.com
📞 Call: 0151 701 0212
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