The biggest change to renting in 40 years is now law. Thousands of tenants didn’t make it to the other side.
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026. Section 21 “no-fault” evictions are now abolished. 11 million renters in England finally have the security they were promised.
But here’s what happened before that date:
Landlords across England rushed to serve Section 21 notices before the ban took effect. Hundreds of notices were delivered in the final hours of 30 April, some by hand, because the post couldn’t get there in time. One tenant in Brighton received his notice by email, text, and post simultaneously at 2pm, just 10 hours before the law changed.
In 2024 alone, 32,287 households received Section 21 notices, a 7% rise year-on-year. Since the government first announced this reform in 2019, over 43,000 households were evicted while the law sat in Parliament.
Many of those people needed to move quickly, with nowhere confirmed to go. That means removals at short notice. That means storage while searching for a new home in a market with fewer affordable properties than ever.
If you or someone you know has been served a notice or is facing displacement, we can help. We work with displaced tenants to move and store belongings quickly, fairly, and without the panic pricing.
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