There are many rules governing the notice needed for ending tenancy agreements and applying for eviction orders from the court. The rules cover the length of notice needed, the form in which it must be given and the dates on which it must take effect. In most cases, your landlord has to serve a special notice on you before you can apply for an eviction order. The rules vary depending on what kind of tenancy it is, and in some cases, more than one notice is needed. If a private landlord wants to end a tenancy on the date the agreement expires, they must usually serve a Notice conforming to special rules. If you receive a Notice of seeking possession, you should consult an experienced adviser without delay, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, You generally have to give the same amount of notice as your landlord to end the tenancy agreement. If you want to end a fixed term agreement before it is due to expire, you can only do so with the permission of your landlord or if there is a term in the agreement that allows for this. Otherwise you may end up liable for the rent for the remainder of the time covered by the fixed term agreement.