Form 3A Notice Generator: Renters’ Rights Act Section 8 Template
Court-ready eviction notices for letting agents and self-managing landlords: the right grounds, the right dates, the right form, in minutes.
Two minutes of questions you can answer from memory show which grounds fit your case. The full solicitor-ready packet is free with a free STEMHQ account: grounds mapping, court date calculation, and service rules handled for you.
Pick your goal: recover rent arrears, reclaim the property to sell or move in, manage a breach or anti-social behaviour, or run a preventative compliance audit.
Targeted questions about your tenancy, rent ledger, and compliance position map the correct Housing Act 1988 Schedule 2 grounds automatically.
See the assembled Form 3A structure with your court dates calculated, before paying anything.
Pay once by card to download the unredacted notice, bespoke cover letter, timeline calculator, and strict service reminders.
What is inside the packet
The official six-section structure introduced by SI 2026/354, with the mandatory Question 4.2 statutory wording per ground and your Question 4.3 explanation.
Addressed to your tenants with the correct framing for pre-action conduct.
CPR 6.26 deemed service date, earliest court application date, and the strict 12 month validity deadline.
Method-by-method rules so the notice survives challenge, plus N215 Certificate of Service prompts.
Free redacted preview, and the full packet unlocks with a free STEMHQ account. No card, no charge; your notice stays saved on the account.
Check my optionsServing a valid Section 8 notice under a rolling tenancy
Since 1 May 2026, Section 21 no-fault evictions are abolished. Possession requires a Form 3A notice under Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988, relying on specific Schedule 2 grounds such as rent arrears (Ground 8), sale of the property (Ground 1A), or anti-social behaviour (Ground 14). This generator maps your situation to the correct grounds and builds the notice around them.
Form 3A is the prescribed notice for seeking possession of an assured rolling periodic tenancy in England under the Renters’ Rights Act. It replaced the old Section 8 notice format and must state the grounds, the statutory wording, and the earliest and latest dates for court proceedings.
Yes, for arrears the tool maps mandatory Ground 8 (3 months or 13 weeks of arrears) plus discretionary Grounds 10 and 11, applies the statutory Universal Credit safeguard, and produces a Housing Act 1988 Schedule 2 grounds download built around your rent ledger figures.
The packet is a solicitor-ready template with the structure, dates, and statutory wording assembled. We recommend having a qualified adviser review it before service; the packet is designed to make that review fast and cheap.
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