Citizens Advice published evidence of demand for help shortly before England’s May 2026 rental reforms. Its figures provide a useful view of its service workload, but should not be presented as a count of every eviction in the country. Reviewed on 15 October 2026.
What the charity recorded
In its 30 April release, Citizens Advice said it helped 2,335 people with no-fault eviction issues during March 2026, compared with 2,012 in March 2025. It also reported 1,829 people seeking help with disrepair and just over 1,075 with rent increases during March 2026.
These are people receiving help, not necessarily completed court cases or households removed from their homes. The figures do not, by themselves, establish why every landlord served a notice.
Read the timing accurately
The release preceded the end of new section 21 notices on 1 May 2026. Existing notices and proceedings required consideration under the transition rules. It would be misleading to turn that change into a claim that every earlier notice immediately disappeared.
Our editorial approach is to keep the observation period, publication date and subsequent legal position separate. Each answers a different question.
What the evidence can support
The data supports a report about advice demand ahead of reform. It cannot establish a nationwide motive or a precise total for notices served in the final days before implementation.
For a tenant or landlord dealing with an actual notice, the document and its dates matter more than a national headline. Keep the papers together and seek advice on the applicable procedure rather than infer the outcome from an aggregate statistic.
Source: Citizens Advice press release and notes to editors, 30 April 2026.