Your Section 21 notice needs checking: prescribed information included the deposit amount and property address
Direct answer
Current England guidance: if the prescribed information included both the deposit amount and property address, that usually clears this one component of the legacy Section 21 deposit-protection checklist. It does not make the whole notice valid by itself: the notice still needed to be served before 1 May 2026, stay inside the 31 July 2026 or earlier-expiry court deadline, and satisfy the rest of the deposit, document, licensing, and timing rules.
Legal basis for this outcome
This outcome is based on Housing Act 2004, sections 213 to 215 and Housing Act 2004, section 215 and Tenancy deposit prescribed information rules and GOV.UK guidance on legacy Section 21 notices before 1 May 2026. Because the prescribed information included the deposit amount and property address, the point needs checking alongside the dates, documents, and other Section 21 requirements before you can treat the notice as safe or defective.
Legal conclusion: Possible issue identified. Confidence: Medium confidence.
How the checker uses this point: The checker records the amount-and-address element as clear on the current facts, then keeps testing the remaining prescribed-information components, the 30-day timing rule, and the wider legacy transition deadlines.
Why it matters legally: The prescribed information also needs the deposit amount and the property address. For a legacy Section 21 notice in England, this is one deposit-paperwork component: it can help the landlord on this point, but it does not prove the whole notice is valid.
What could change the answer: The answer can change if the landlord can prove an earlier protection date, an earlier service date for prescribed information, or a proper return of the deposit before service. If the paperwork is incomplete, the underlying scheme record often changes the analysis. Even where this prescribed-information component is present, another missing document, a late service date, an expired transition deadline, or a non-AST tenancy can still change the Section 21 answer. A claim issued after 31 July 2026, or after the notice had already expired, can still defeat reliance on the notice even if this deposit-information component was present.
What to gather
- Deposit protection certificate, scheme confirmation, or screenshots from DPS, MyDeposits, or TDS.
- The date the deposit was paid and the date it was protected or returned.
- The prescribed information pack and any email or letter that served it.
- Any court claim form or notice of issue showing whether a Section 21 claim was issued by 31 July 2026 or the earlier expiry date.
What to do next
- Check the full prescribed-information pack for scheme details, retention wording, tenant confirmation, and the date it was served.
- Compare the Section 21 service date and any court issue date with the 1 May 2026 and 31 July 2026 transition dates.
- Run the full Section 21 checker before treating this one cleared component as a safe notice.
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Run the full Section 21 checker again to test this point with the rest of the notice chain. - Can my landlord evict me?
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Related guidance inside this topic
- If your next step turns on legacy Section 21 notice rules, read Section 21 notice checker.
- For the dates, forms, and evidence behind legacy Section 21 notice rules, see all Section 21 condition guides before you respond.
- If this issue overlaps with legacy Section 21 notice rules, check late deposit protection Section 21 guide to compare the legal tests.
- For a fuller breakdown of legacy Section 21 notice rules, use tenancy deposit prescribed information rules for the underlying rule set.
- If you need the route-specific rules on deposit protection and deduction disputes, start with tenancy deposit checker so you can check the dates and documents against your own case.
Sources used for this guide
These are primary legislation and public guidance sources that support the legal-information framework used on this page.
- Housing Act 2004
Primary statute for tenancy deposit protection schemes and prescribed information requirements. - Tenancy deposit prescribed information rules
Statutory prescribed information order setting out the deposit information that must be given to tenants and relevant persons. - GOV.UK: tenancy deposit protection
Government guidance on deposit protection schemes, deadlines, prescribed information, and dispute routes. - Housing Act 1988
Primary statute for Section 21 notices and assured shorthold tenancy rules. - GOV.UK: notices before 1 May 2026
Government transition guidance for possession notices served before the 1 May 2026 Renters' Rights Act changes. - GOV.UK tenant guide to pre-1 May 2026 notices
Government tenant guidance on possession notices served before the Renters' Rights Act possession changes took effect.
Related articles
- Tenant rights in England: complete guide
The main overview page linking eviction, repairs, deposit protection, rent increases, and illegal eviction rights together. - Renter questions answered
Plain-English answers to the most-asked questions from private renters in England: eviction, deposits, rent increases, repairs, illegal eviction, and pets. - Tenant checklist England 2026
A stage-by-stage checklist for issues before move-in, during the tenancy, and at move-out. - Section 21 notice invalid: common reasons only
A short supporting checklist of common legacy Section 21 invalidity reasons, with the full validity analysis on the primary hub. - Prescribed information not received: what it means for tenants
Prescribed information not received for a tenancy deposit: 30-day rule, what must be included, penalties, evidence, and Section 21 impact.
Common questions
- Does including the deposit amount and address make a Section 21 notice valid?
- No. It can clear one prescribed-information component, but a legacy Section 21 notice can still fail on timing, service before 1 May 2026, the 31 July 2026 or earlier-expiry court deadline, other deposit paperwork, licensing, gas safety, EPC, How to Rent, or retaliatory-eviction facts.
- Is this the current England guidance after Section 21 abolition?
- Yes for legacy private-rented-sector Section 21 checks in England. New Section 21 notices cannot normally be served from 1 May 2026, but older notices can still need deposit-protection and prescribed-information analysis if the landlord issued the court claim inside the final transition window.
- Why do the 2026 transition dates matter?
- For private renters in England, new Section 21 notices were abolished from 1 May 2026. A notice served before that date also had to remain within the transitional court deadline: usually 31 July 2026 or the date the notice expired, whichever came first.
- What evidence usually matters most?
- Keep the prescribed-information pack, scheme certificate, deposit payment and protection dates, proof of service, the Section 21 notice, and any court claim paperwork showing the issue date.
Use the interactive checker on getrentersrights.com for the full step-by-step result.