Conservative housing spokesperson Grant Shapps warned that up to 10,000 tenants in privately rented homes could face eviction this year because their landlords miss mortgage payments. He is calling on the government to introduce new protection for tenants, including having the government introduce an extended notice period of 5 to 7 weeks for repossession hearings; investigating how letters can be personally addressed to the tenant; and encouraging the courts and lenders to allow tenants to be heard at repossession hearings.