Hold firm.
Section 21 is gone.
Don't lose your property
to a paperwork mistake.
Holdfast guides small landlords through the correct Section 8 ground, every prerequisite, and the right notice dates — before you spend a penny.
No account needed to check. Build and preview your notice for free — pay only to download.
A defective notice means starting over
- Wrong ground or form — the court throws out the claim.
- Missed prerequisite (deposit, EICR, prior notice) — the notice is void.
- Notice period too short — proceedings are automatically invalid.
- Every failed attempt costs more months without resolution.
Holdfast catches these before you serve. The wizard checks every prerequisite for your ground, calculates dates to the day, and blocks generation if anything is missing — explaining exactly what to fix first.
How it works
Three steps. No legal knowledge required.
Describe your situation
Answer a few plain-English questions about your tenancy and why you need possession.
Ground and prerequisites
Holdfast identifies the correct ground and checks every prerequisite before you go further.
Form 3A ready to review
It calculates your notice dates and produces a populated Form 3A. Notices carry a 'DRAFT — NOT FOR SERVICE' watermark until the legal dataset has been solicitor-approved.
The notice generator is in preview. All generated documents currently carry a “DRAFT — NOT FOR SERVICE” watermark while the legal dataset awaits final solicitor approval. The compliance checker and dashboard are fully live.
Not sure where you stand? Check compliance for free →
Pay at the moment that matters.
Not for everyday tracking.
The transition checker and compliance check are free. You only pay to generate and download a court-ready notice pack.
Notice generator
£7.99
One-off · no subscription
- Section 8 ground identification
- Prerequisite gate — deposit, compliance, prior notice
- Exact notice dates and earliest court date
- Form 3A PDF — preview now, servable after solicitor sign-off
- Rent-increase Form 4A
Pro — property management
£13.99/mo
Monthly subscription · cancel any time
- Everything in the notice generator
- Document vault — store EPC, EICR, gas safety
- Per-tenancy timeline and evidence log
- Certificate expiry reminders
- Court-ready evidence bundle
A document tool, not a solicitor
Holdfast generates correctly formatted notices and checks procedural prerequisites. It does not give legal advice, does not assess whether a ground will succeed on the facts, and does not create a solicitor–client relationship.
All notices carry a “DRAFT — NOT FOR SERVICE” watermark until the legal dataset has been signed off by a solicitor.
If your situation is complex — HMO, guarantor, disrepair history — consult a solicitor. Read the full position.