"It was 2pm on 30 April when Carl Kansinde Middleton received a no fault eviction from his landlord in Brighton just 10 hours before section 21 notices were officially banned under the Renters' Right Act. As we were getting closer, I really thought I was safe, he said. It just never occurred to me that it would just come right on the last day I truly felt blindsided. I lost my job in November and it's been a struggle for me financially as I have no support system. I was just about treading water but this has swept me under. I haven't found a place yet. Honestly I don't know what I'm going to do."
"Middleton, 27, is one of hundreds of people across England who received a no-fault eviction in the weeks, days and even hours before the practice was banned under legislation designed to protect the rights of tenants. Solicitors reported being inundated with requests to serve last-minute eviction notices before 1 May, and having to get them hand-delivered to tenants when there was not enough time to post them. Middleton said his notice came via email, text message and post, making it impossible to miss."
"He said he had always had a good relationship with his landlord, and paid the first year of his rent upfront when he moved into the studio flat two and half years ago. Carl Kansinde Middleton: The Renters' Rights Act was near perfect but it should have been implemented in October when it became law.' Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian If there was anything more I could have done to stop this, I don't know what it was, he said. I have no idea where I'm going to live, everything else of a similar size in this area is out of my price range now."
"The Renters' Rights Act was near perfect but it should have been implemented in October when it became law these evictions are a very unfortunate but foreseen consequence. Three days earlier section 21 eviction notices were issued to a whole building of tenants in Moseley, south Birmingham, when the property was sold to a new owner"
A tenant in Brighton received a no-fault eviction about ten hours before section 21 notices were banned under the Renters' Rights Act. He said he believed he was safe and felt blindsided when the notice arrived on the last day. He had lost his job in November, lacked financial support, and had not found a new place to live. He described receiving the notice through multiple channels, including email, text message, and post. Across England, many people received last-minute evictions before 1 May, and solicitors reported being overwhelmed and forced to arrange hand delivery due to time constraints. Similar notices were issued to tenants in Birmingham after a property was sold to a new owner.
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