Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 17 May 2019.
I hope that you will be welcoming news that the Government is proposing to end no-fault section 21 evictions and responding to the consultation to urge that this is brought in as soon as possible. Further to my London Assembly motion on 5 July 2018, will you also join me in calling on Government to immediately suspend section 21 to prevent pre-emptive notices being served by landlords during the consultation and implementation period?
Link to motion: https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/assembly/stop-landlords-evicting-tenants-without-reason
I am pleased the Government has finally responded to the coalition of voices, including mine and yours, who have been calling for reforms to security of tenure for private renters for many years. My officers will continue to engage with Government officials about the detail of the proposals and their implementation, including urging them to consider transition arrangements to support vulnerable tenants and prevent the kind of impacts you refer to ahead of its introduction.