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No-fault evictions: 'I never thought it would happen to me... until my landlord left a Section 21 notice'

Source: Precious Adesina

Every week almost 300 Londoners are hit with a Section 21 notice, otherwise known as a 'no-fault' eviction, where a tenant is ordered by their landlord to move out of their home for no stated reason.

Up until last autumn, if you had told me that I would one day be one of them I would not have believed you. How naive I was.

After almost a decade of renting in London, moving between house shares every year or two, in 2022 I decided to find a place to rent on my own.

I had read many pieces describing the joy of living alone as a woman and thought I would see if I could afford to live out my Carrie Bradshaw dream of hitting deadlines in my very own shoebox before hitting the town (pub) with my pals.

In April that year I found a studio in Wood Green for £950 per month, including

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