While Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions continue to be a hotly contested topic amongst property investors, most landlords have actually never used one.
The government is set to finally ban Section 21 evictions as part of its Renters’ Reform Bill after years of promises, meaning landlords will be forced to use more time-consuming Section 8 evictions – where they need to go to court and have a reason to evict a tenant.
However four in five (80%) landlords have never used Section 21. Of those that have, 6% did so when the tenant was in breach of the lease and only 3% where the tenant was not in breach of the lease.