Name Change.

Other

For one reason or another, either by marriage or by deed poll, a tenant or landlord might change their name. In either case, none of the existing documentation should be altered – tenancy agreements, prescribed information etc are legal documents not to be defaced. If it is a tenant who has changed name, simply ask for and keep on file a copy of the marriage certificate, or other legal document. However, if it is the landlord who has changed name, the landlord(s) should issue to the tenant a notice pursuant to Section 48 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987, notifying the tenant of the correct name of the landlord (this notice is also used to notify a tenant of an address in England or Wales where the tenant should serve any notice on the landlord).