The number of households removed from their homes using “no-fault” evictions could top 35,000 by the time the practice is banned in England.
More than 23,000 households have already been thrown out by county court bailiffs since Theresa May said in 2019 that she would scrap section 21 evictions to give tenants “peace of mind”, according to Ministry of Justice figures.
If the current rate continues until the end of 2024, 35,000 households will have been evicted by bailiffs and more than 118,000 will have been taken to court using section 21.
But reform has been repeatedly delayed, and might not become law until close to the general election, which could be as late as January 2025.
