There has been a ‘steep rise’ in the number of tenants evicted after landlords have defaulted on their mortgage, Shelter warned. Ministers have to ‘act quickly to give tenants far, far longer’ as some tenants can get just a few days’ notice to leave their homes. Around three million homes in England and Wales are
The government has finally responded to the Rugg review into private lettings and announced plans for tighter regulation of landlords. The government plans to create a register of all private landlords in England, including an improved complaints system that could remove rogue landlords from it, and will ensure that policing is done through the creation
A group of Gypsies and Travellers living at Dale Farm near Wickford in Essex have lost their battle against eviction after law lords dismissed their appeal to overturn an earlier ruling. The law lords dismissed the Travellers’ appeal saying that Basildon council had acted lawfully, as half the people living at the farm do not
Community Legal Advice (CLA) has created a film outlining the rights of private tenants who are facing eviction, having problems paying rent or getting their deposit back. The film has been shot in British Sign Language, as CLA has found deaf people suffer disproportionately with legal problems, however there is a voiceover making it easily
Shelter Scotland has demanded an urgent review into a registration scheme which is failing to protect tenants from bad landlords. Shelter says a minority of landlords taint the sector with Dickensian treatment of tenants and the charity estimates that one in four properties is still not covered by the scheme introduced three years ago. The