General Possession Procedure (GPP) is a legal procedure in the UK housing sector that provides landlords with a set of rules and regulations governing the process of gaining possession of their rental property. The purpose of GPP is to ensure that landlords can gain possession of their property in a fair and equitable manner, while protecting the tenant’s rights and interests.
The scope of GPP covers both private and social tenants, and applies to all types of tenancies, including assured shorthold tenancies, assured tenancies and demoted tenancies. It also applies to any tenants who have a periodic tenancy or a statutory tenancy. GPP requires landlords to provide tenants with written notice of their intention to seek possession and must adhere to the specific notice periods and procedures outlined in the procedure. The procedure also outlines the grounds for possession, the procedure for defending possession claims, and the appeals process. GPP also requires landlords to go through a court process before obtaining possession of their property