William Eichler 17 July 2024

King’s Speech: No-fault evictions to be banned

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first King’s Speech has confirmed that so-called no-fault evictions will be banned.

The Renters’ Rights Bill will see Section 21 evictions banned after delays with the previous government’s attempts to stop the practice, which were put down to a lack of capacity in the courts to deal with the expected cases.

The Government will ‘give greater rights and protections to people renting their homes, including ending no fault evictions and reforming grounds for possession.’

The move was welcomed by Polly Neate, chief executive of homeless charity Shelter, who said it would ‘restore hope to England’s 11 million renters, whose lives have been plagued by no fault evictions for decades.’

Chris Norris, policy director for the National Residential Landlords Association, commented: ‘With an average of 15 households chasing every available home to rent it is vital that rental reform does not make an already serious supply crisis in the private rented sector worse.

‘The system that replaces Section 21 needs to be fair, workable and sustainable for both responsible landlords and renters. That means fixing a broken justice system which too often fails those reliant upon it.’

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