Propertymark says that its members are relieved that the government is sticking to its promise to return the evictions system to normal.

Letting agents have welcomed the government’s decision not to extend the restrictions on evictions introduced 18 months ago at the beginning of the first national lockdown in England. 

Ministers have confirmed that notice periods for both Section 21 and Section 8 notices will revert to two months from the current six months for most types of eviction from 1 October onwards. 

“While these measures were appropriate at the height of the pandemic, these restrictions could only ever be temporary,” a ministry of housing statement said, adding: “Returning notice periods to their pre-COVID lengths from 1 October will allow landlords to repossess their property where necessary. However, we intend to retain the power to implement these measures again in the case that the public health situation worsens and these measures are required again.”