Michael Gove promises end to no-fault evictions by next general election
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) Bill currently going
