A notice through the door is frightening, but a notice is not an eviction. Only a court can order you to leave, and a surprising number of notices never get that far.
Check the notice itself
The notice must use the right form, give the right amount of time and be served in the right way. Landlords who skip a step have to start again. Send us a photo of the notice and we will tell you within a day whether it is valid.
Check what the landlord has not done
Deposits that were never protected, gas safety certificates that were never issued and repairs that were ignored can all stop a landlord from evicting. Gather your paperwork and your messages.
Do not stop paying rent
Withholding rent feels like a bargaining chip. In practice it hands the landlord a stronger case. Keep paying, keep records and raise disrepair separately.
Get your deposit back properly
At the end of any tenancy, the deposit should return within days, not months. A short letter from us gets most deposits released. A claim gets the rest.
Tenancy matters are quoted by the hour with a cap agreed in writing, and many take one call and one letter.
