What is the deadline for section 8 ground 1 landlord occupation?
For a current England private-sector Ground 1 notice, the stated notice period is four months from service. Ground 1 also has tenancy and landlord-occupation conditions that can control whether the route is available.
Read the rule checklist
This page explains the cited rule. It does not generate an automated date. Check the trigger, service facts, time-counting treatment and any order before you use the period in your diary.
- Start point
- Actual or deemed service of a current Form 3A notice
- Stated period
- Four calendar months
Worked source check
- Example input
- 03/08/2026
- Expected result
- No automated date. Confirm the Ground 1 conditions and every ground in the notice first.
A current England Form 3A names Ground 1, but the tenancy-start and occupation conditions remain unconfirmed.
The stated four-calendar-month period does not decide whether Ground 1 is available. The guide preserves that distinction before any court date is considered.
What this source guide covers
- Period
- Four calendar months
- Trigger
- Actual or deemed service of a current Form 3A notice
- Direction
- Forward from service
- Counting method
- Calendar months, subject to the Ground 1 factual conditions and any longer period from another ground.
This guide does not assume a weekend or bank-holiday extension and does not calculate deemed service.
Grounds for possession guidance. Housing Act 1988, section 8 and Ground 1 as amended by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. Current Form 3A and Renters’ Rights Act route checked 07/08/2026
Exceptions and matter facts
- England only, current notices served on or after 01/05/2026, private assured tenancies and a Ground 1-only route.
- Check the tenancy-start and occupation requirements, any other ground in the notice and the current Form 3A before proceedings.
Deadline Engine is calculation software, not legal advice. Check the current rule, any order and the facts before adding a date to your diary.