Private Rented Housing: Evictions
2026-05-19 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 3726 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of tenants who received Section 21 notices to quit within 7 days of the Renters' Rights Act coming into law.
Answer
The latest Ministry of Justice official possession statistics, which can be found on gov.uk here, make clear that from January to March 2026, accelerated possession claims in England decreased by 12% compared to the same quarter in the previous year.The g...