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    Michael Gove promises end to no-fault evictions by next general election

    by Sophie Wingate Feb 11, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Housing Secretary Michael Gove has insisted the Government will ban no-fault evictions before the general election later this year.

    The Government first vowed to end these section 21 evictions – where a tenant can be evicted without reason – in 2019, but long-awaited rental reforms have not yet been passed.

    New figures this week showed a steep rise in repossessions after no-fault eviction orders in England, increasing by 49% last year.

    Mr Gove told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme that the Renters (Reform)

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