There are 2 types of notices that landlords can serve to terminate a tenancy agreement; a section 8 and a section 21 notice. Notice periods under both sections of the Housing Act 1988 were extended to up to 6 months as a result of the disruption from the pandemic. Notice periods have returned to pre-pandemic levels.

See details on https://www.gov.uk/evicting-tenants/section-21-and-section-8-notices

Sections 21 notice period

Currently, the notice period for a section 21 notice is 2 months.  From 1st October 2021 i.e. back to the pre-pandemic position.

Section 8 notice period

A landlord typically uses a section 8 notice where the tenant has breached the terms of their tenancy agreement. Typically, this is due to rental arrears or anti-social behaviour. The current notice period for section 8 notices where there are some rental arrears is 6 months. However, where the arrears are more than 6 months, the notice period is 4 weeks.

As with section 21 notices, the notice period reduced to the pre-pandemic position from 1st October 2021 i.e. 2 weeks for substantial rental arrears (over 2 months). The notice periods for the other grounds under section 8 changed from 1st June 2021.