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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Christopher McKeon

What is behind a rise in evictions and what does it means for the rental sector?

Campaigners fear “no-fault” evictions could continue to rise, fuelling homelessness even as the Government prepares to ban the practice amid spiralling rents and interest rates.

In the first three months of this year, 6,820 landlords started eviction proceedings under Section 21 – known as “no-fault” evictions as the landlord does not need to provide a reason to evict the tenant.

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