8 October 2024
On 11 September 2024, the new Labour government published the Renters’ Rights Bill, the centrepiece of which, as with the previous government’s Renters (Reform) Bill, is an end to no-fault evictions under Housing Act 1988 s21. Does the change of name reflect a greater emphasis on tenants’ rights in the new bill?
The previous bill provided for an end to no-fault evictions following reform of the courts, but the new bill will end the use of s21 for both new and existing tenancies as soon as it is introduced…
Read this article on the Legal Action Group website