Since last year, more than 11,000 households in England have experienced repossession by bailiffs following no-fault evictions. Labour's government pledged to abolish Section 21 evictions, allowing landlords to evict tenants without cause. A Renters' Rights Bill is proposed to provide new tenants with a 12-month protected period against eviction and requires landlords to give four months' notice and a specific reason for tenancy termination. The bill has progressed through Parliament, anticipated to become law after summer, aimed at enhancing tenant security and rights.
More than 11,000 households in England have had their homes repossessed by bailiffs following a no-fault eviction process since last year when the Labour government came into power.
Housing charity Shelter said it was 'unconscionable' that 'renters continue to be marched out of their homes by bailiffs because of an unfair policy that the government said would be scrapped immediately'.
The Renters' Rights Bill will introduce a new system giving new tenants a 12-month 'protected period' where they cannot be evicted if the landlord wants to move in or sell the property.
After the first year, landlords would have to give tenants four months' notice to leave, doubling the current time period, and provide a specific reason for ending a tenancy.
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