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Section 8 Ground 15 (deterioration of furniture): the tenant defence walkthrough (2026)

Ground 15 is the furniture ground — possession because furniture provided with a furnished tenancy has deteriorated through the tenant's or a household member's conduct. It only operates against furnished tenancies, the notice period is 4 weeks, the lodger and sub-tenant carve-out is real, and most cases turn on the wear-and-tear vs damage line and on whether the landlord can produce a competent inventory. Here is the plain-English walkthrough with the particulars-request letter and a worked wear-and-tear schedule.