Twice as many private renters being evicted as when David Cameron first came to power
Around double the number of private tenants are been being evicted from their homes now compared to when David Cameron first came to power, new figures show.
A total of 22,376 private renting households in England were evicted in the last 12 months – twice as many as in the same period five years ago.
The numbers, which are drawn from Ministry of Justice statistics on repossessions by county court bailiffs, as well as landlords using the accelerated procedure, come as the House of Lords tries to block the Government’s new Housing Bill, which some peers say will lead to an even bigger shortage of affordable homes in Britain.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of the housing charity Shelter, said the Government’s forthcoming Bill – which contains measures to sell off more social...