Notice Of Seeking Possession
A Notice of Seeking Possession (NOSP) is a legal notice we send if there’s been a breach in your tenancy agreement. If you’ve received one, it’s important that you get in touch with us as soon as possible. If you’ve received a NOSP, please watch this video.
- It means that if the problem isn’t resolved, we may need to take legal action in the next 12 months. This could include asking the court for possession of your home, which may result in eviction. The court may also ask you to repay what you owe
- Normally, we can’t apply to the court until around 4 weeks after you receive the letter. The exact date is on page 4 of your notice, this is when legal action could start if we’re unable to resolve the issue. Please note, this isn’t an eviction date
- If we go to court, there will be associated costs. The current costs are detailed in your letter
Please contact us as soon as you can to discuss this. We want to understand your situation and how we can support you to resolve the issue. We can also direct you to other services like Citizens Advice or StepChange, who may be able to help.
It’s not too late to fix this. If you can pay what you owe or stick to a repayment plan, we may not need to take any further action.
The notice explains which parts of your tenancy agreement have been breached. These are legal reasons, called 'grounds,' which allow us to ask a court for possession of your home.
This is used if a large amount of rent hasn’t been paid. If you owe 8 weeks’ rent (if rent is paid weekly) or 2 months’ rent (if rent is paid monthly), we can ask the court to take back your home. This is a ‘mandatory ground,’ meaning the court has to agree if the rent is overdue by this amount.
This is a ‘discretionary ground,’ which means the court decides if we can take possession. We use this ground when any amount of rent is overdue, and the court will decide if the situation is serious enough to ask you to leave.
This is used when rent has been paid late several times, even if you're not behind on payments now. The court will decide if this is a good enough reason for us to take possession.
This applies if you’ve broken other rules in your tenancy, such as not looking after the property or owing us money other than rent. This ground is also discretionary, so the court will decide if the issue is serious enough to ask you to leave.
