One in 12 private renters ‘has received a no-fault eviction notice in past year’ 15/04/2021, 12:03 am One in 12 private renters in England has been given formal notice to move out without a reason since March 2020, Generation Rent said (Dominic Lipinski/PA) One in 12 private renters in England has been given formal notice to move out without a reason since March 2020, a survey has found. Some 8% of private renters in England said they had received a Section 21 notice to quit during the coronavirus pandemic, which allows landlords to evict tenants without needing a reason. While the initial Section 21 notice is only the first stage of the legal process, many tenants move out before the case reaches court, according to Generation Rent, which campaigns on behalf of tenants and released the findings.