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‘Everyone was in tears’: the tenants given eviction notices just before ban in England

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I t was 2pm on 30 April when Carl Kansinde Middleton received a “no fault” eviction from his landlord in Brighton – just 10 hours before section 21 notices were officially banned under the Renters’ Right Act. “As we were getting closer, I really thought I was safe ,” he said. “It just never occurred to me that it would just come right on the last day – I truly felt blindsided. “I lost my job in November and it’s been a struggle for me financially as I have no support system. I was just about treading water but this has swept me under. I haven’t found a place yet. Honestly I don’t know what I’m going to do.” Middleton, 27, is one of hundreds of people across England who received a no-fault eviction in the weeks, days and even hours before the practice was banned under legislation designed to protect the rights of tenants.…

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