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The number of “no fault” evictions in London increased 52 percent in the last year — more than five times the rate seen in the rest of England and Wales, a City Hall analysis reveals.

Sadiq Khan said the data showed how the Government’s failure to ban the evictions — also known as section 21 notices — had been a “huge betrayal”.

Section 21 notices are used by landlords to evict tenants with two months’ notice and without any reason needing to be given, and are a significant factor in the increase in people becoming homeless and sleeping on the streets.

According to the latest Government data, there were 11,880 of these “no fault” eviction claims in London in the year to the end of March 2024, up 52 percent from 7,834 in the year to March 2023.

This rise compares to an increase of nine percent in the rest of England and Wales over the same period, City Hall said.

“The Government’s failure to pass the Renters (Reform) Bill before the dissolution of Parliament today is a huge betrayal of London’s 2.7mn private renters, who are left with the threat of eviction hanging over their heads,” said Mayor Khan.

“These latest stats from City Hall are shocking and the unacceptable delay to this vital bill will leave even more renters in the capital at unnecessary risk of housing insecurity and homelessness.

“I’m doing all I can to build a better, fairer London for everyone by supporting tenants, but I cannot act alone. Renters’ rights must be a national priority and ‘no fault’ evictions banned for good.”

The Conservatives pledged to deliver the ban in their 2019 manifesto, with Housing Secretary Michael Gove promising as recently as February this year that the ban would be in place before the next election.

The Renters (Reform) Bill, intended to deliver the ban, was first introduced in the House of Commons in May last year. But its progress was delayed by several Tory MPs who wanted to strengthen protections for landlords, who they feared would sell up.

Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a July 4 election, it emerged that the necessary legislation would not be passed during the “wash up” period before Parliament was dissolved.

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden told the Local Democracy Reporting Service last week: “As happens at the end of the Parliament, when you announce a general election, there are large amounts of legislation on the books. We’ve only got two days to conclude it all.”

He added: “It just hasn’t been possible to get this legislation through in the ‘wash up’ period.”

He said the Government had a strong record on housing overall, with 2.5mn new homes built nationally since 2010.

In total, more than 30,000 renting households in London have faced a “no fault” eviction claim since 2019.

https://fitzrovianews.com/2024/05/30/no-fault-evictions-increased-by-52-percent-in-london-in-the-year-to-march-2024/

#GreaterLondonAuthority #homelessness #housing #RentersReformBill #roughSleeping #SadiqKhan #Section21

Renters betrayed as Tories ditch evictions promise after General Election call - Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/renters-betrayed-tories-ditch-evictions-32883828

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Homelessness jumps 16% in England, laying bare scale of housing crisis | Homelessness | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/30/homelessness-jumps-16-laying-bare-scale-of-uk-housing-crisis

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Section 21: Nearly half of renters forced to move home without wanting to, report shows | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rent-section-21-eviction-notice-reform-news-b2530357.html

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Mapped: Where tenants are most likely to live in an unfit home with damp and mould in England | The Independent

Article says the Renters (Reform) Bill could now collapse because the govt is running out of time to pass the legislation.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rent-damp-mould-landlord-yorkshire-b2509405.html

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Tories set to water down rental reforms after ‘handing control to landlord MPs’
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/tories-set-to-water-down-rental-reforms-after-handing-control-to-landlord-mps/ar-BB1j22W4?cvid=488d69112874429beb6ad63b962333ca&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=18

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#RentersReformBill

The government is happy to pass laws that crack down on various freedoms and rights with very little debate or planning, but introducing the right to have a pet in rented accommodation? That takes years, apparently.

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Why are #landlords influencing the #RentersReformBill? | Pubcast #26 clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYXn1s02FoE

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#UKShitShow #CouncilHousingNOW

Michael Gove’s department has announced an indefinite delay in banning 'no-fault' evictions, just days before he gives the keynote speech at the National Landlord Conference.

Read the full story 👇

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/renters-reform-bill-section-21-evictions-michael-gove-no-fault/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=social+campaign&utm_content=section+21+delay

#MichaelGove #Housing #Renting #RentersReformBill #RentersReform #UKPolitics #UKPol #NoFaultEvictionBan #Eviction #rent

Anger as Tories delay renters reform bill and conversion therapy ban | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sunak-gove-renters-reform-conversion-therapy-b2412102.html

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Why Renters Reform Bill won’t stop landlords evicting poorer tenants | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/renters-reform-bil+#Evictions

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#Homelessness
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‘Banning no-fault evictions won’t stop landlords making us homeless’

The government has touted the Renters Reform Bill as a fix for tenants facing unfair eviction. But there’s a problem.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/renters-reform-bill-no-fault-evictions-section-21-landlords-tenants-homeless/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsie_social&utm_content=no_fault_evictions

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One in three tenants borrowed money to pay rent in last month | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rent-increases-borrow-money-b2396775.html

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UK’s rental shame: tenants paying four times as much of income as homeowners on housing | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rent-rise-income-mortgages-living-costs-b2387213.html

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#Renters evicted as landlords act before #law changes

Landlord excuses= bla-bla-bla

London renters protest landlord investment show
While 4 in 10 landlords have no debt on their properties, renters across the country are facing inflation-busting rent increases.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/05/london-renters-protest-landlord-investment-show/
#LandlordInvestmentShow #LondonRentersUnion #RentHikeEvictions #RentersReformBill

Will the #RentersReformBill do anything to help the #UK’s #rental market - and tenants? https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/06/13/will-the-renters-reform-bill-do-anything-to-help-the-uks-rental-market-and-tenants/

Yes, banning no-fault evictions is a good start. But renters are still at the mercy of rogue landlords | Dan Wilson Craw | The Guardian
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/18/no-fault-evictions-renters-rogue-landlords

End to ‘no-fault’ evictions won’t bring security
Recent data from Shelter also reveals that tenants who report disrepair are twice as likely to be evicted in retaliation.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/05/17/end-to-renters-section-21-wont-bring-security/
#LondonRentersUnion #NoFaultEvictions #RentHikes #RentersReformBill #Section21

Bill will allow stealth ‘no-fault’ evictions
Without hard limits on in-tenancy rent increases, landlords can use large rent hikes to force unwanted tenants out.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/05/05/bill-will-allow-stealth-no-fault-evictions/
#Evictions #LondonRentersUnion #No-faultevictions #RentersReformBill #section8