Fergus Blows the Gaff on Section 21
Since the Government announced it was scrapping no-fault evictions by repealing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 – which enable landords to evict tenants with just two months’ notice for no reason – landlords have been fighting a rearguard action against abolition, claiming that they really only use them when the tenant is at fault. Renters have always known that landlords use section 21 to retaliate against tenants who complain about their conditions or who object to their landlord’s…