One landlord said he was forced to evict his 90-year-old tenant because of Labour's plans to ban section 21 notices.
Alan Shields and his partners will sell their rental property in Hampshire as soon as it is confirmed that Labor will implement the previous Conservative government's attempt to outlaw Section 21 “no-fault” evictions. has been decided. 
The Tenants' Rights Bill currently going through Parliament includes measures to repeal section 21.
We had to do the horrible thing of enacting Article 21. ”
He said the tenant had a military background and was good at paying rent on time, but he didn't take good care of the house.
“We had to do something scary, which was to put Section 21 into effect, and he was very understanding,” Shields said.
“We looked at what Mr Gove was proposing[when he was housing secretary]in terms of leveling the playing field between landlords and tenants, but we'll see what happens when the election comes. I thought.
“But what we were most concerned about was the abolition of Article 21,” he said.
capital gain
He bought the property as an investment in 2002 for £164,000 and spent £20,000 improving it, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Mr Shields, 75, had recently sold the property for £425,000, which did not materialize, as he was also concerned about a potential increase in capital gains tax in the Budget.
We reluctantly decided to pull the plug on it. ”
“We reluctantly decided to pull the plug. Having owned the property for 24 years, which we bought for £164,000 and sold for £425,000, even at current rates we were faced with a heavy capital gains tax bill and It will be.
“It turns out Rachel Reeves didn't record capital gains on rental properties, but it still feels like it's not worth the effort right now,” he said.
The couple helped the former tenant find alternative housing locally.
