Section 8 Notice Checker

The landlord or their close family member intends to live in the property as their only or principal home.

The mortgage lender is seeking possession because the landlord has defaulted on their mortgage.

The landlord intends to demolish, reconstruct, or carry out substantial works that cannot be done with the tenant in place.

The tenant owes at least 3 months' rent (monthly tenancy) or 13 weeks' rent (weekly tenancy) at both the date the notice was served AND the date of the court hearing. Thresholds raised by the Renters' Rights Act 2025 from 1 May 2026.

Some rent is owed at the date the notice was served and at the date of the hearing. Unlike Ground 8, the court has discretion.

The tenant has broken a term of the tenancy agreement, other than the obligation to pay rent (e.g. pets, subletting, noise).

The tenant, another resident, or a visitor has caused nuisance or annoyance, or has been convicted of an offence at or near the property.

The landlord intends to sell the property. This is a new mandatory ground introduced by the Renters' Rights Act 2025.

The tenant has been convicted of a serious offence committed at the property, or a closure order has been made.

A local authority has taken enforcement action against the landlord (e.g. improvement notice, prohibition order) making it impossible to let the property.

Another ground not listed above, or you're not sure which ground has been cited.