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End of Section 21
In 2019 the Government announced that they would henceforth be committed to removing the ‘no fault’ section 21 ground for eviction from the statute book.
It has been very controversial.
This is a series of posts written at that time, looking at the various options and making suggestions for how the law could be changed.
The End of Section 21 – Why removing it could result in lower standards
The government have announced that they will be ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – why it may be bad for tenants seeking to be rehoused
For many years when I practised as a solicitor, I ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 and the concept of the Overton Window
Ben Reeve Lewis looks at the proposal to end ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – The Evil Rule
People's views on section 21 tend to be polarised ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – our survey results
On 15 April the government made their shock ... Continue reading
Section 21 and a Private Tenant’s take on Renting
Ben Reeve Lewis gives a personal contribution to ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – re-thinking our values
In the first post in this series, the history ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – what about purchased fixed terms?
This series is about how the private rented sector ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – Possession Claims based on Rent
If removing section 21 is going to work it is ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – Possession claims based on ‘bad tenant’ grounds
In the last post, I looked at what we could do to ... Continue reading
The End of Section 21 – Possession Claims where the Tenant is not at fault
In earlier articles in this series, I have looked ... Continue reading