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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Donna Ferguson

New bill targets domestic abusers and overhauls right to buy in England

A woman looks out a window on a rainy day
At present, landlords can only evict a perpetrator from social housing after their victim has moved out. Photograph: Islandstock/Alamy

Social housing landlords will be able to evict domestic abuse perpetrators under a new bill, which will also increase the length of tenancy required before residents qualify for the right-to-buy scheme from three to 10 years in England.

The government said the bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday, would fix “the long-term decline in social housing” and offer new protections for social tenants who were subjected to domestic abuse.

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