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London renting: Why the delay to no-fault eviction ban?

A year ago, the government published plans for new laws that promised to put an end to the uncertainty caused by a tenant being issued a Section 21 notice.

This allows landlords to evict tenants without a reason within eight weeks, in what is known as a no-fault eviction.

But housing campaigners say the process is taking too long and no fault evictions - or section 21 notices - are a major contributing factor to rising homelessness.

So why has there been this delay? And what's the impact on tenants and landlords?

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio London's Riz Lateef has been finding out.

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