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Closed section 21 of the Housing Act 1988

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A 'Section 21 Notice to Quit', so called because it operates under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, is the notice a landlord can give to a tenant to regain possession of a property at the end of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST). The landlord is able to issue the tenant with a section 21 notice without giving any reason for ending the tenancy agreement.

we must remove section 21 housing act to stop preventing Homeless in the UNITED KINGDOM

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