Petition · past parliament
Abolish Section 21 and prevent more children being made homeless
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
A Section 21 has been recognised as an unfair/unlawful eviction, why does there even need to be a petition?
It is costing the Government too much money to rehouse the homeless and it is devastating the mental health of young children as well as their parents.
It is costing the Government too much money to rehouse the homeless and it is devastating the mental health of young children as well as their parents.
I write on behalf of thousands, if not millions of families.
Parliament are the only people with the power to truly protect tenants and the children who may live with them. We do not want to say that we live in a country that allows children to be thrown out onto the street because their parents are being evicted for no reason. There has to be at least a valid reason, arrears or anti social behaviour, not just because the landlord wants to sell or make repairs.
Please, don't let this be the reputation of our country.
Parliament are the only people with the power to truly protect tenants and the children who may live with them. We do not want to say that we live in a country that allows children to be thrown out onto the street because their parents are being evicted for no reason. There has to be at least a valid reason, arrears or anti social behaviour, not just because the landlord wants to sell or make repairs.
Please, don't let this be the reputation of our country.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about homelessness, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Your petition refers to Section 21, and assume this is referring to the Housing Act 1988, but your petition goes on to say this has been recognised as an unfair/unlawful eviction, and it's not clear what you mean by this.
Section 21 of the Housing Act enables landlords to evict a tenant after the fixed term of a tenancy, or during a tenancy with no fixed end date. You can find out more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/evicting-tenants/section-21-and-section-8-notices
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you are concerned about homelessness, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Your petition refers to Section 21, and assume this is referring to the Housing Act 1988, but your petition goes on to say this has been recognised as an unfair/unlawful eviction, and it's not clear what you mean by this.
Section 21 of the Housing Act enables landlords to evict a tenant after the fixed term of a tenancy, or during a tenancy with no fixed end date. You can find out more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/evicting-tenants/section-21-and-section-8-notices
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.