Merits of ending Section 21 evictions briefing: debate stage

Many of our members are directly affected by government housing policy as tenants or 
residents. We believe that Section 21 is unfair and should be abolished immediately. 

People want stability in their lives. They want to be able to plan for themselves and their families 
and that means knowing that they have security about where they live, that they won’t suddenly 
be forced to move because they can’t afford the rent increase or suddenly find that their landlord 
wants them to leave.

However, with Section 21 still in place, this continues to be the biggest cause of homelessness 
and needs to be scrapped. 

UNISON’s key asks:  

• Abolish Section 21 “no-fault evictions” immediately.
• Redress the power imbalance between landlords and tenants by legislating to 
  create secure tenancies (permanent tenancies) in line with Scotland.
• Introduce a system of rent controls to protect private tenants from unpredictable, 
  extortionate rent increases.
• Empower tenants to have a strong voice at local, landlord and national level.