Can a tenant refusing engineer access affect my Section 21 notice?

Tenant refusal of gas safety check and its impact on Section 21 notice validity

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12:02 AM, 28th January 2025, 2 years ago 13

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Hi, I wonder if anyone from the Property118 community can help. I have served a Section 21 on a tenant and had all the documents checked by a legal firm and all is fine.

However, the current Gas Certificate (CP12) has now expired and the tenant will not let the engineer in, to service the boiler etc. There is six weeks left until the Section 21 expires.

Will this affect the validity of the Section 21? Also, when I seek a court order to take possession of the property, will the judge deny my request?

Thank you,

Martin

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