England and Wales · Civil enforcement
When must the first notice of eviction be delivered?
CPR 83.8A(2)(a) ordinarily requires delivery of the eviction notice to the premises not less than fourteen days before execution of the possession writ or warrant.
- Period
- At least fourteen clear days before first execution
- Trigger
- Actual intended first execution date
- Rule
- CPR 83.8A(1)–(2), (5)–(6)
Official Justice UK CPR text and legislation.gov.uk statutory XML retained on October 9, 2026. The retained source metadata and acquisition receipts identify each edition. No claim of later amendments or actual local court opening is made.
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When must the first notice of eviction be delivered?
CPR 83.8A(2)(a) ordinarily requires delivery of the eviction notice to the premises not less than fourteen days before execution of the possession writ or warrant.
Responsible actor. The person arranging delivery of the prescribed eviction notice.
Actual intended first execution date.
This is delivery to the premises under the rule’s prescribed notice route. The fourteen-day first notice differs from the seven-day notice after an incomplete execution attempt.
This is delivery to the premises under the rule’s prescribed notice route. The fourteen-day first notice differs from the seven-day notice after an incomplete execution attempt.
CPR 83.8A(1)–(2), (5)–(6)How does this provision count time?
- Keep the delivery date and execution date outside the fourteen intervening dates. Because the period exceeds five days, CPR 2.8(4) does not omit ordinary intervening weekends.
- Delivery to the premises is not automatically extended by a closed court office. Preserve the prescribed method and actual execution day instead of moving a last-notice date later.
Keep the delivery date and execution date outside the fourteen intervening dates. Because the period exceeds five days, CPR 2.8(4) does not omit ordinary intervening weekends.
Delivery to the premises is not automatically extended by a closed court office. Preserve the prescribed method and actual execution day instead of moving a last-notice date later.
CPR 83.8A(1)–(2), (5)–(6)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The person arranging delivery of the prescribed eviction notice. The actual proposed event is Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The 14 intervening calendar dates run from Tuesday, November 17, 2026 through Monday, November 30, 2026. Exclude notice day and event day. Latest ordinary notice is Monday, November 16, 2026. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The person arranging delivery of the prescribed eviction notice. The actual proposed event is Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The 14 intervening calendar dates run from Tuesday, November 17, 2026 through Monday, November 30, 2026. Exclude notice day and event day. Latest ordinary notice is Monday, November 16, 2026. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. The actual proposed event is Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The 14 intervening calendar dates run from Tuesday, November 17, 2026 through Monday, November 30, 2026. Exclude notice day and event day. Latest ordinary notice is Monday, November 16, 2026. | Monday, November 16, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The person arranging delivery of the prescribed eviction notice. The proposed event is Tuesday, December 29, 2026, after the Christmas bank holidays in the retained calendar. The period exceeds five days, so interior weekends and holidays count. The source notice endpoint is Monday, December 14, 2026; this does not establish that the proposed execution or sale is otherwise lawful on a bank holiday. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. The proposed event is Tuesday, December 29, 2026, after the Christmas bank holidays in the retained calendar. The period exceeds five days, so interior weekends and holidays count. The source notice endpoint is Monday, December 14, 2026; this does not establish that the proposed execution or sale is otherwise lawful on a bank holiday. | Monday, December 14, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The person arranging delivery of the prescribed eviction notice. The court made an actual order shortening the notice period. Apply the actual court variation rather than the ordinary fourteen-day notice. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. The court made an actual order shortening the notice period. Apply the actual court variation rather than the ordinary fourteen-day notice. | Apply the actual court variation rather than the ordinary fourteen-day notice. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Identified actor and operative event
- This is delivery to the premises under the rule’s prescribed notice route. The fourteen-day first notice differs from the seven-day notice after an incomplete execution attempt.
- Provision-specific counting and closure
- Keep the delivery date and execution date outside the fourteen intervening dates. Because the period exceeds five days, CPR 2.8(4) does not omit ordinary intervening weekends. Delivery to the premises is not automatically extended by a closed court office. Preserve the prescribed method and actual execution day instead of moving a last-notice date later.
- Required completion and separate procedural route
- Paragraph (5) permits actual dispensation or time variation, subject to its enactment limit. Paragraph (6) defines the excluded trespasser orders. The ordinary calculation cannot override either.
- This is delivery to the premises under the rule’s prescribed notice route. The fourteen-day first notice differs from the seven-day notice after an incomplete execution attempt.
- The first eviction notice is not a notice of enforcement for taking control of goods. The goods regulation 6 Sunday exclusions must not be imported into this CPR fourteen-day interval.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must the first notice of eviction be delivered?
Does the first eviction notice always require fourteen business days?
No. CPR 83.8A specifies fourteen days and CPR 2.8 computes clear days. Its short-period weekend exclusion applies only to periods of five days or less.
CPR 83.8A(2)(a); 2.8(2)–(4)Does a failed execution attempt always require another fourteen-day notice?
Paragraph (2)(b) specifies a further notice at least seven days before the further execution where full execution did not take place as specified.
CPR 83.8A(2)(b)Who must the eviction notice address?
Paragraph (3) requires the persons against whom the possession order was made and any other occupiers, in the prescribed form.
CPR 83.8A(3)May the notice simply be left anywhere at the premises?
Paragraph (4) prescribes letter-box delivery in the specified envelope, or the stated alternatives where that is impracticable. Preserve the actual method.
CPR 83.8A(4)Can the court dispense with or vary this eviction notice?
Paragraph (5) provides that power, while preventing postponement beyond the last date permitted by an enactment. Use an actual order rather than an assumed variation.
CPR 83.8A(5)Does the rule apply to every possession order against a trespasser?
Paragraph (6) excludes specified trespasser orders, but preserves its stated exception for persons who entered or remained with the qualifying consent. Check the actual occupation route.
CPR 83.8A(6)Official sources and review
Provisions used (10)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CPR 83.8A(1)–(2), (5)–(6) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8(2)–(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(2)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8(2)–(4) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(2)(b) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(3) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(4) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(6) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 83.8A(2)(a); 2.8(2)–(4) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |