Legal and illegal eviction

Once the notice period expires - if you have not left the property - your landlord will need to apply to the courts for a possession order. Once this expires, the landlord will need to apply to the courts again for a bailiff's warrant. This process can take up to six weeks and you will have to pay court fees.

On the date of the bailiff's warrant you will have to leave the property.

Only a court-appointed bailiff can evict you from an AST. If your landlord tries to evict you they may be breaking the law.