Solicitors report late flood of no-fault evictions before ban in England

One solicitor said many tenants were choosing to stay put until receiving a warrant of possession because of a lack of available housing elsewhere. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Solicitors say they have been inundated with requests to serve last-minute section 21 no-fault eviction notices before they are banned when the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force in England on Friday.

The legislation, which has been hailed as the biggest change to renting in a generation, bans no-fault evictions, limits rent increases and abolishes fixed-term tenancies.