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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray and Nicola Slawson

‘Everyone was in tears’: the tenants given eviction notices just before ban in England

Jessica Thiari and Sharonjit Sutton stand side by side on a lawn at the back of residential buildings
Jess Thiari, left, and Sharonjit Sutton are two of 12 tenants being evicted from their flats in a converted house in Moseley, Birmingham. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The Guardian

It was 2pm on 30 April when Carl Kansinde Middleton received a “no fault” eviction from his landlord in Brighton – just 10 hours before section 21 notices were officially banned under the Renters’ Right Act.

“As we were getting closer, I really thought I was safe,” he said. “It just never occurred to me that it would just come right on the last day – I truly felt blindsided.

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