Notting Hill Housing Trust v Roomus (2006)

A s. 21 notice was valid, as ‘after the end of the tenancy’ means the same as ‘at the end of the tenancy’, so use of either in a s. 21 notice is allowed. The tenant was granted an assured shorthold tenancy of premises. The landlord, the Notting Hill Housing Trust, then applied for a possession order under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. The tenant was issued with a standard form section 21 notice but claimed that it was not valid. It was submitted that the notice was invalid because it contained the phrase “at the end of the period of your tenancy” instead of “after the end of the period of your tenancy”. Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 requires