Eviction

Eviction

Eviction quick links: 

Landlords must follow legal procedures to evict renters. The procedure used depends on the type of renting agreement you have and may involve court action. The pages below explain the eviction procedure for the most common types of renting agreement. 

You can also find out what to do if your landlord doesn’t follow the right procedure, illegally evicts or harasses you. 

If you own your own home and your lender is trying to evict you for mortgage arrears, visit our section on mortgage repossession. 

If you are being evicted for rent or mortgage arrears you may be eligible for the Breathing space scheme which gives you time to get some specialist debt advice. 

The sooner you seek advice the better. 

Preventing eviction

If you are facing eviction, you might be able to take action to change the situation.

More Info

Eviction if you have a converted contract

If you moved into your home before 1 December 2022 and have a converted secure or standard occupation contract, there are special rules about the procedure your landlord should follow to evict you.

More Info

Eviction by a private landlord

Private landlords don’t always need a reason to evict you but they usually have to follow special legal procedures. Find out about eviction if your occupation contract began on or after 1 December 2022.

More Info

Eviction by a community landlord

The procedure community landlords must follow to evict you depends on the type of occupation contract you have. Community landlords should only evict you as a last resort. Find out about eviction if your occupation contract began on or after 1 December 2022.

More Info

Court action

This section explains what happens if you are renting your home and your landlord applies for a court order to evict you.

More Info

Abandonment possession procedure

If your landlord believes you no longer live at the property they might be able to use the abandonment procedure to end your contract without a court order.

More Info

Harassment and illegal eviction

Harassment or illegal eviction by a landlord is a criminal offence. There are many different types of harassment and there are steps you can take to stop it.

More Info

Standard occupation contracts with different rules about notices

Some standard contracts have different rules about eviction, such as when a ‘no fault’ notice can be given and how long the notice is.

More Info

We are sorry that we cannot provide this information in Welsh, however if you would like to speak to an adviser in Welsh please contact 08000 495 495.

Did you find this helpful?

Yn anffodus, ni allwn ddarparu'r wybodaeth hon yn Gymraeg. Mae cyfieithiad Cymraeg ar gael trwy'r ddolen Cymorth Clyweledol ar frig y dudalen. Fodd bynnag, ni fydd y cyfieithiad yn gwbl gywir bob amser gan ei fod yn cael ei gynhyrchu'n awtomatig
Unfortunately, we cannot provide this information in Welsh. There is a Welsh translation available via the Audio Visual Help link at the top of the page. However, these will not always be completely accurate as they are automatically generated.

This page was last updated on: Rhagfyr 19, 2022

Shelter Cymru acknowledges the support of Shelter in allowing us to adapt their content. The information contained on this site is updated and maintained by Shelter Cymru and only gives general guidance on the law in Wales. It should not be regarded or relied upon as a complete or authoritative statement of the law.