I lived with the threat of ‘no-fault’ eviction for a decade – never again
1 year, 5 months ago

I lived with the threat of ‘no-fault’ eviction for a decade – never again

The Independent  

The government’s announcement that its promised ban on Section 21 “no-fault” evictions is to be delayed indefinitely did not surprise me. No-fault evictions – whereby landlords can ask tenants to leave a property without needing a reason – are a leading cause of homelessness, and they are only increasing. Section 21 evictions allow landlords to give tenants two months’ notice to leave without needing to give a reason. It was hoped that the ban would allow tenants to challenge poor landlords on the condition of their rented homes and question unfair rent increases without fear of eviction. Tom Darling, the campaign manager of the Renters’ Reform Coalition, said that the threat of no-fault eviction leaves renters feeling as though there is a “sword of Damocles” hanging over their heads.

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15,000 renters could lose homes before no fault eviction ban comes into force
2 months, 2 weeks ago

15,000 renters could lose homes before no fault eviction ban comes into force

The Independent  

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More than 150 apartment block residents facing eviction after no fault notices served days before Christmas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 150 apartment block residents facing eviction after no fault notices served days before Christmas

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some of the tenants living in Vive Living, Childers Street in Deptford have already …

Landlords rush to force out tenants ahead of Labour’s no-fault eviction ban
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Landlords rush to force out tenants ahead of Labour’s no-fault eviction ban

The Independent  

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Labour will end no-fault evictions by next summer, minister promises
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour will end no-fault evictions by next summer, minister promises

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Introducing the Renters’ Rights Bill, Matthew Pennycook said he hopes …

Labour gives renters the right to have pets as it ends no-fault evictions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour gives renters the right to have pets as it ends no-fault evictions

The Independent  

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Campaigners welcome plans for no-fault evictions ban to return to Parliament
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Campaigners welcome plans for no-fault evictions ban to return to Parliament

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak accused of letting renters down after no-fault eviction bill dropped
10 months ago

Rishi Sunak accused of letting renters down after no-fault eviction bill dropped

The Independent  

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How did a Tory promise to end no-fault evictions become stalled?
11 months ago

How did a Tory promise to end no-fault evictions become stalled?

The Independent  

Conservatives pledged in the 2019 manifesto to abolish Section 21 notices, which allow landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, commonly known as no-fault eviction notices, allow a landlord to give tenants two months’ notice to leave rented accommodation at any time in the tenure, crucially, without giving a reason. If the Renters Bill eventually passes …

Nearly half of renters forced to move home without wanting to, report shows
11 months, 1 week ago

Nearly half of renters forced to move home without wanting to, report shows

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of thousands of renters in the UK are being …

‘Action needed’ as no-fault eviction court proceedings hit seven-year high
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Action needed’ as no-fault eviction court proceedings hit seven-year high

The Independent  

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What is the Renters’ Reform Bill and what are no-fault evictions?
1 year, 4 months ago

What is the Renters’ Reform Bill and what are no-fault evictions?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Giving his first King’s Speech as monarch, King Charles said: “Renters will benefit from …

Gove delays no-fault eviction ban in ‘grubby deal’ with Tory MPs, says Labour
1 year, 5 months ago

Gove delays no-fault eviction ban in ‘grubby deal’ with Tory MPs, says Labour

The Independent  

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No-fault evictions ban due before MPs with Labour warning delay has heavy price
1 year, 5 months ago

No-fault evictions ban due before MPs with Labour warning delay has heavy price

The Independent  

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Labour urges no delay to renters’ protections
1 year, 9 months ago

Labour urges no delay to renters’ protections

The Independent  

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What is behind a rise in evictions and what does it means for the rental sector?
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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The Leveling Down of Britain’s Home-Rental Market
1 year, 10 months ago

The Leveling Down of Britain’s Home-Rental Market

Bloomberg  

Last week saw the UK’s housing minister, Michael Gove, introduce his long-awaited Renters’ Reform Bill. Instead, the proposed amendments are neither enough to reassure nervous tenants, nor sufficient to dissuade many of Britain’s 2.75 million fed-up landlords from continuing their exodus from the market. But it fails to fully address the reason why no-fault evictions became the most practical means …

Starmer indicates Labour will back Government ban on no-fault evictions
1 year, 10 months ago

Starmer indicates Labour will back Government ban on no-fault evictions

The Independent  

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Homelessness surges while government drags feet on scrapping no-fault evictions
1 year, 10 months ago

Homelessness surges while government drags feet on scrapping no-fault evictions

The Independent  

The number of people being made homeless by landlords issuing no-fault eviction notices surged last year while the government drags its feet on banning the practice, new official figures show. I’m being kicked out of my home of 15 years for complaining after getting nowhere trying to get problems in the property fixed,” said Anna, 44, who was served a …

Huge rise in no-fault evictions as thousands forced out of homes after end of pandemic protections
2 years, 7 months ago

Huge rise in no-fault evictions as thousands forced out of homes after end of pandemic protections

The Independent  

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‘No fault’ evictions rise 63% as renters hit by cost of living crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

‘No fault’ evictions rise 63% as renters hit by cost of living crisis

The Independent  

Private tenants are facing a massive spike in landlords launching “no fault” eviction proceedings, just as the cost of living crisis pushes a growing number of renters into debt. Crisis said a rising number of private renters were getting “sucked” into the living cost crisis, as the homelessness charity condemned “government inaction over the spiralling costs of energy, rent and …

No-fault evictions have renters living in fear – will the PM keep his promise?
2 years, 10 months ago

No-fault evictions have renters living in fear – will the PM keep his promise?

The Independent  

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Misery of a no-fault eviction every seven minutes after government broke pledge to act
2 years, 11 months ago

Misery of a no-fault eviction every seven minutes after government broke pledge to act

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tenant suffers the misery of a no-fault eviction every seven …

How to make renting your home more secure
3 years, 7 months ago

How to make renting your home more secure

The Independent  

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Unpaid rent is piling up. Landlords can’t hold on forever
4 years, 1 month ago

Unpaid rent is piling up. Landlords can’t hold on forever

CNN  

Millions of struggling renters caught a much-needed break when the federal moratorium on evictions was extended through the end of March. By extending the moratoriums further, he said, it leaves landlords and property managers “saddled with the financial burden of providing housing to America’s 40 million renters without sufficient resources to do so, and they leave residents to accrue even …

Half of renters fear for the future despite eviction ban extension
4 years, 2 months ago

Half of renters fear for the future despite eviction ban extension

The Independent  

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Landlords suing to push back against eviction ban
4 years, 6 months ago

Landlords suing to push back against eviction ban

The Independent  

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US landlords sue over COVID-19 eviction ban as tenants struggle
4 years, 6 months ago

US landlords sue over COVID-19 eviction ban as tenants struggle

Al Jazeera  

Housing advocates worry that overturning these bans could cause homelessness to spike, forcing people to crowd into indoor spaces and shelters and worsening the spread of infection. The CDC’s directive was handed down just as many other eviction bans – including the CARES Act’s eviction moratorium, which covered an estimated 12 million people in federally supported housing – were set …

Tories postpone pledge to ban no-fault evictions for renters until economy recovers
4 years, 6 months ago

Tories postpone pledge to ban no-fault evictions for renters until economy recovers

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Conservative manifesto pledge to ban no-fault evictions for renters has …

Illegal evictions up 50 per cent since pandemic began as housing experts warn of ‘massive increase’ in coming months
4 years, 6 months ago

Illegal evictions up 50 per cent since pandemic began as housing experts warn of ‘massive increase’ in coming months

The Independent  

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Eviction court is back. Financially struggling tenants remain protected, for now
4 years, 6 months ago

Eviction court is back. Financially struggling tenants remain protected, for now

LA Times  

California’s courts are resuming eviction hearings this week, but a flurry of new protections could ensure that financially struggling tenants will not lose their homes, at least through the rest of the year. Landlords can’t evict tenants under the new state law if they didn’t pay their rent from March through August. Again, even if the tenant is able to …

Why hasn’t the government extended the eviction ban?
4 years, 7 months ago

Why hasn’t the government extended the eviction ban?

The Independent  

Over the past three months there has been a steady stream of alarming stories about the government’s decision to end the moratorium on evictions for renters – a policy introduced as Britain went into lockdown. Explaining the policy in July, housing minister Lord Greenhalgh said allowing courts to process possession cases again is an “important step towards ending the lockdown …

‘Where is the humanity?’ The renters facing homelessness as evictions set to resume within days
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Where is the humanity?’ The renters facing homelessness as evictions set to resume within days

The Independent  

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Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
4 years, 7 months ago

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. “It’s going to be a mess,” said Bill Faith, executive director of Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, referring to the Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, which found last week that more than 23% of Ohioans …

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
4 years, 7 months ago

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

LA Times  

Natasha Blunt owes thousands of dollars in back rent after she lost her banquet porter job. “It’s going to be a mess,” said Bill Faith, executive director of Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, referring to the Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, which found last week that more than 23% of Ohioans questioned said they weren’t able to make …

‘Woefully inadequate’: Extend rental evictions ban and give tenants at least two years to pay back arrears, Labour demands
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Woefully inadequate’: Extend rental evictions ban and give tenants at least two years to pay back arrears, Labour demands

The Independent  

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Theresa May pledges to abolish ‘no-fault’ eviction powers for landlords in overhaul of private rental sector
5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May pledges to abolish ‘no-fault’ eviction powers for landlords in overhaul of private rental sector

The Independent  

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Hundreds of families made homeless by landlords cashing in on rising property prices, data suggests
6 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds of families made homeless by landlords cashing in on rising property prices, data suggests

The Independent  

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One in four private tenants have been kicked out of their home by a landlord for no reason
9 years, 2 months ago

One in four private tenants have been kicked out of their home by a landlord for no reason

The Independent  

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