Mayor urges Government not to delay Renters Reform Bill as almost 300 London renters face no-fault evictions each week
Posted 23.10.23
Mayor of London: Further reading
Ahead of the second reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill (Monday 23rd October), the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned that the Government's delay in banning Section 21 'no-fault' evictions has already taken a devastating toll on many Londoners, and that thousands more are at risk of becoming homeless if the Bill is delayed further into next year.
New City Hall analysis reveals that 290 London renters a week have faced no-fault evictions since the Government's pledge to strip landlords of the power to evict tenants without reason four years ago.
Under current legislation, landlords in England can issue a Section 21 notice if they want to take possession of their property from its current tenants. Landlords do not have to give a reason for the eviction and only have to give two months' notice.
Ministers promised to scrap this method of evictions back in 2019, to give renters more security. This year the Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, introduced the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill to Parliament which, if passed, would ban no-fault evictions for good.
However, this four-year delay has had a detrimental impact on London renters, where the use of no-fault evictions is particularly high.
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