‘Total panic’: the effect of no-fault evictions on renters in England

<p>Section 21 evictions enable private landlords to oust tenants, even if they have done nothing wrong</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/27/build-prefab-homes-to-address-harm-to-generation-of-homeless-children-says-labour-mp-siobhain-mcdonagh">Build prefab homes to address harm to ‘generation of homeless children’, says Labour MP</a></p></li></ul><p>When Sarah Ladyman was made redundant from her job as a horticulturist earlier this year, her one-bedroom flat was her sanctuary. Then, her landlord attempted to raise her monthly rent from £775 to £900. She took her case to a rent tribunal – only to be served with a no-fault eviction notice.</p><p>No-fault eviction notices – officially known as section 21 evictions – mean private landlords can oust tenants who have done nothing wrong. Even though the tribunal agreed that the proposed increase on Ladyman’s Exeter home was too steep – setting it instead at £825 a month – she is virtually powerless in her attempt to halt the eviction process and lives with the gnawing fear that her home of three years will be seized by bailiffs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/27/total-panic-effect-no-fault-evictions-renters-england">Continue reading...</a>