11,400 no-fault bailiff evictions in the year since government committed to ban them

Shelter warns nearly 1,000 households could be marched out of their homes by bailiffs
every month the government fails to implement the ban on Section 21

New government data released today shows that 11,400 households in England were removed from their homes by bailiffs as a result of a Section 21 no-fault eviction between July 2024 and June 2025, an 8% rise on the previous year, despite the government being elected with a mandate to ban them ‘immediately’.

The figures, published by the Ministry of Justice, also show that more than 30,000 Section 21 no-fault eviction notices were issued by private landlords in England during the same period.

No-fault evictions are one of the leading causes of homelessness because they give landlords the power to evict tenants with just two months' notice, without any reason given. Shelter’s analysis of these figures found that, for every month the government delays a ban on no fault evictions, nearly 1,000 (950) households could be removed from their homes by bailiffs.

Before it came to power, the government promised to ‘immediately abolish no-fault evictions’ as a core component of its manifesto. But more than a year on, tenants are still waiting for the Renters’ Rights Bill to become law and the certainty of security in their homes is still out of reach.

The government has the power to stop this. By banning no-fault evictions, extending notice periods, and introducing a 12 month ‘no relet period’ to prevent landlords from profiting off of dishonest ‘fire and rehire’ evictions, the Renters’ Rights Bill will transform private renting for the better.

Following its final reading in the House of Lords, Shelter is calling on the government to pass the Bill as quickly as possible and name an implementation date, to finally give renters the iron-clad protections from eviction they have long been waiting for.

Mairi MacRae, Director of Campaigns and Policy at Shelter, said: "It is unconscionable that more than a year after the government came to power, thousands of renters continue to be marched out of their homes by bailiffs because of an unfair policy that the government said would be scrapped immediately.

“For far too long, tenants’ lives have been thrown into turmoil by the rank injustice of no fault evictions. At the whim of private landlords, thousands of tenants are being left with just two months to find a new home, plunging them into a ruthless rental market and leaving many exposed to the riptide of homelessness.

“The Renters’ Rights Bill will overhaul a broken system and usher in a long-overdue era of stability and security for tenants. To curb record homelessness and ensure renters can live free from the threat of no-fault eviction, the government must deliver on this commitment, pass the Bill, and name an implementation date when Section 21 will finally be scrapped.”

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