England brings Renters’ Rights Act ban on section 21 no-fault eviction notices into force
Private-rented-sector landlords in England can end tenancies only via the post-ban routes, not by serving section 21 notices
Change
England’s Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on 1 May, banning section 21 no-fault evictions.
Why it matters
Landlords lose the section 21 route that allowed possession without stating a fault-based ground, so eviction workflows must shift to the Act’s permitted grounds and processes from 1 May.
Implications
- — Private-rented-sector landlords in England must stop using section 21 notices from 1 May — serving a section 21 notice after the ban fails to use a permitted eviction route under the new rules.
- — Letting agents managing notices for England landlords must stop preparing/issuing section 21 notices from 1 May — issuing a banned notice fails to use a permitted eviction route under the new rules.
- — Landlord solicitors handling possession steps for England landlords must stop serving section 21 notices from 1 May — serving a banned notice fails to use a permitted eviction route under the new rules.
Who is affected
- — Private-rented-sector landlords in England
- — Letting agents managing notices for England landlords
- — Landlord solicitors handling possession steps for England landlords