Usually tenants are well behaved and pay their rent promptly but, occasionally, you will encounter the tenant from hell. These can be a real problem for private landlords.
Should you encounter problems, you will want to remove your tenant as quickly as possible. How you deal with your tenants will depend on the type of tenancy agreement that you have with them. Most tenancy agreements are assured shorthold tenancies and require that you must serve a minimum of two months' notice. Once the notice has expired, proceedings can begin under a special accelerated procedure which should enable you to regain possession within about eight weeks usually.
If you need your tenants out before the end of the term of the tenancy, if there are nuisance problems or similar, you can serve a Section 8 Notice (pursuant to Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988) stating the grounds on which you would like possession. You can then begin proceedings sooner.
