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Renters’ Rights Act notice period calculator

Estimate the earliest court claim date from an England possession notice period, with ground-specific limits and a conditional rent arrears check.

Your possession notice

The ground and notice

Check succession rights, tenancy type and the statutory time limit.

Format: DD/MM/YYYY

The effective service date, not the date a notice was posted.

How it was served

The entered date is the date of effective service in person.

The notice period

Example result

Earliest court proceedings date from notice alone

1 August 2026Day count:the period starts on the service date, so the earliest date is the corresponding date when it ends (the first day of the next month if that date does not exist).

Notice period used

2 calendar monthsGround 7: Death of the tenant.

Ground 7, served on 1 June 2026, gives 1 August 2026 as the earliest date from the notice period alone, subject to the checks below.

Assumptions and checks

  • The entered date is the date of effective service in person.
  • Check succession rights, tenancy type and the statutory time limit.
  • An earliest claim date is not an eviction date, permission to enter, or a prediction of the court’s decision.

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