Gove Says No-fault Evictions Will Be Banned Before General Election

The minister said courts will be resourced to enforce the ban. It comes after he warned young people who can’t access housing may turn to authoritarian leaders.

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, speaks outside BBC Broadcasting House in London on Feb. 11, 2024. Lucy North/PA Wire

No-fault evictions will be banned before the next general election, House Secretary Michael Gove promised on Sunday.

Mr. Gove said the government “will have ended” the practice and given resources to the courts to enforce the ban by the time.