Minimum eviction notice periods cut from six months to four from 1st June for most renters in England, the government has announced.
From Tuesday 1st June 2021, eviction notice periods – previously extended to six months during much of the pandemic in 2020 – will reduce to four months, and if the roadmap out of lockdown continues as planned, notice periods will return to just two months from October 1.
The ban on evictions was put in place in March last year to protect tenants who fell into arrears as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
To summarise the changes in legislation that have come into place.
- Notice periods must be at least 4 months in most circumstances, including in cases where there are less than 4 months’ of unpaid rent.
- There are exemptions for the most serious cases including anti-social behaviour, no right to rent and fraud.