Private renters have faced a “shocking” surge in no-fault evictions since July with more landlords taking possession claims to court than at any time in the past seven years.
The use of the so-called section 21 eviction notices, which landlords can deliver without tenants doing anything wrong, jumped 38% on the previous year. The figures come after the government again stalled a long-promised move to ban the practice, claiming that the courts are not ready to handle a new system. The homelessness charity Crisis said on Thursday it feared the delay could now “take years”.
