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.
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