Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's definition is of eviction at short notice.

Statutory notice periods are set out in the Housing Act 1988.

If a landlord evicts a tenant under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, they must provide a notice period of two months – and they do not have to provide a reason for the eviction. This has resulted in some tenants feeling insecure in their properties, knowing that they could be asked to leave when the fixed-term has ended without being given an explanation.

The Government does not feel it is fair that people can be asked to leave a property without being given a valid reason and so it has committed to removing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.