Scores of households cite 'no fault' eviction notices are behind homelessness

ROYAL ASSENT GIVEN TO A LAW THAT WILL ABOLISH SECTION 21

- By IVAN MORRIS POXTON Local Democracy Reporter [e-mail]

SCORES of households have needed support this year from northern Lincolnshire councils due to the threat of homelessness after being served Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices.

The Government's Renters’ Rights Act got Royal Assent on October 27 and this will abolish $21 but not for some months yet.

From April 2024 to June 2025, there have been each quarter between 31 and 56 households in northern Lincolnshire requiring council support to avoid homelessness that cited $21 notices.

North East Lincolnshire Council has consistently had higher numbers of households than North Lincolnshire Council deemed at risk of homelessness who cited $21 notices, according to Government data.

In April to June 2025, homelessness prevention duty was owed to 41 households in North East Lincolnshire that had been issued $21 notices. This compares to 14 for North Lincolnshire, its highest such number in all quarters since April 2024.

A North East Lincolnshire Council spokesperson welcomed the law changes as giving private tenants “greater security and stability” and allowing landlords to still recover property when reasonable. They also urged anyone facing homelessness to contact its Homeless Prevention Service as soon as possible.

A co-founder of a North East Lincolnshire community organisation that has focused on damp homes locally has also welcomed the Renters’ Rights Act.