Liz Truss has pledged to honour a manifesto commitment to scrap \u2018no fault\u2019 evictions of private renters in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This follows reports earlier in the week that the Government could move to shelve this 2019 manifesto pledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Section 21 eviction notices allow landlords to evict a tenant with just two months\u2019 notice, without having to give a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Section 21 notices aren\u2019t scrapped, thousands more people would be pushed into homelessness this winter, according to the Chief Executive of Crisis, Matt Downie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo scale back on preventing the leading cause of homelessness now would be disastrous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Government statistics released at the end of last month reveal that 19,790 households in England faced homelessness in the last financial year, after receiving a no-fault eviction notice. This is a 121% increase on the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the winter homelessness epidemic looming in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, Noel Beamish, CEO of Dover Outreach Centre, a charity that aims to help the homeless out of homelessness, believes it\u2019s hard to say how much worse the situation is set to become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut given that we are just entering the point of higher energy costs, it really can only get worse as folks cannot afford the basics, which include rent,\u201d Noel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noel believes part of the reason for the 121% increase may be due to The Coronavirus Act 2020, which protected private tenants by delaying when landlords can evict tenants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noel said: \u201cI believe the solution to homelessness is likely to be more homes built, available and managed by local authorities, housing associations and charities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However the CEO does have \u201csome sympathy\u201d for landlords with regards to the \u2018no fault\u2019 evictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom experience if a tenant is looking after the property and paying the rent, landlords are generally happy. The problems come when they are not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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