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Private Rented Housing: Evictions

Commons · Question 94620 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to take steps to protect tenants who will be served a Section 21 notice prior to the provisions of the Renters' Rights Act coming into effect in May 2026.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Dec 2025

The Renters' Rights Act delivers the government's manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 'no fault' evictions. We want to see tenants benefit from these reforms as quickly as possib...