The government may have just removed the very thing many tenants relied on to get housed. #Section21 With the new Renters’ Rights Act, my prediction is that in 12 months there will actually be fewer evictions.   Sounds strange doesn’t it?   But here is why.   For years many tenants who needed housing from the local authority were often told they had to wait until they received a Section 21 notice before they could be properly helped or rehoused.   That Section 21 notice became the trigger.   Now Section 21 is going. Which means landlords will mainly be left using Section 8.   And that changes everything.   Section 8 needs specific grounds. Rent arrears. Anti social behaviour. Selling the property. Moving family in. It is not just a simple notice anymore.   So tenants who may have relied on a Section 21 notice to access council support no longer have that straightforward route.   If you know you know.   I actually think we will see more tenants staying put longer, more negotiated exits, more pressure on councils and landlords becoming even more careful about who they rent to in the first place.   The housing crisis does not disappear.   The process just changes.   The real question is this.   If Section 21 was quietly being used as the gateway into temporary accommodation and council rehousing, what replaces it now?   Interesting times ahead. ©️Sarkis Mahseredjian

Posted by Cristian Bunescu at 2026-05-28 12:58:38 UTC