According to Goodlord’s managing director of insurance Oli Sherlock, and Dutton Gregory’s solicitor Ryan Heaven, some landlords will be able to continue serving section 21 notices even after these types of evictions will be banned.
Instead, the bill passing into law will usher in a new phase where three broad tenancy types exist, one of which will still allow for the enforcement of section 21:
"As the bill currently stands, it seems that the apparent promise to delay the scrapping of section 21 to allow for court reform is not what it seems— instead, it appears that the market will be delivered a fragmented process which sees some tenancies permitting section 21, some not, and others that could fall into either camp depending on how a tenancy renewal is handled,” said Oli.
“This would all be taking place alongside an investigation into the courts, which currently has no confirmed timeline or identifiable metrics for success.
“The deep irony here is that the very same courts will be managing more and more cases deriving from tenancies where section 21 has already been outlawed — arguably this is the worst outcome for all parties.”