Short Description
Section 21 Eviction Policy
Reference number
FOI001311
Date
07/02/2025
Request
I am requesting the following information regarding the council's handling of Section 21 evictions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
1) Copies of any training materials or internal guidance given to staff regarding tenants facing a Section 21 eviction (no-fault eviction).
2) Any documents, emails, or communications instructing housing officers to advise tenants to remain in their property after they've been served a section 21 eviction, until formal eviction by bailiffs.
3) Any policies on whether leaving after a section 21 eviction but before formal eviction by bailiffs makes tenants ineligible for rehousing by the council.
4) The longest period a tenant served a section 21 eviction has been waiting for rehousing by the council.