Ban on no-fault evictions

HOUSING Secretary Michael Gove has insisted the Government will ban no-fault evictions before the general election later this year.

The Government first vowed to end these section 21 evictions – where a tenant can be evicted without reason – in 2019, but long-awaited rental reforms have not yet been passed.

New figures this week showed a steep rise in repossessions after no-fault eviction orders in England, increasing by 49% last year.

Mr Gove told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme that the Renters (Reform) Bill currently going through Parliament ‘ends section 21’.

However, the Government last year said the abolition would not come in until reforms in the court system to ensure it is also a fair process for landlords.