Inaction on no-fault evictions blamed for thousands facing homelessness

Charity says households in England have approached councils 84,650 times for support after facing eviction in last five years

Households in England have been threatened more than 80,000 times with homelessness due to no-fault evictions since the Conservative government first announced it would outlaw the practice, according to a homeless charity.

Promised legislation to scrap section 21 notices, which allow landlords to end tenancies at will with just two months’ notice, were first announced in parliament exactly five years ago, on 15 April 2019, by the then prime minister, Theresa May, and were repeated in the Conservative manifesto, but the bill has been repeatedly delayed.