[Diggers350] ITV: One family told to leave their home every 8 minutes in England as no-fault evictions soar

Mon Nov 13 21:13:21 GMT 2023

One family told to leave their home every 8 
minutes in England as no-fault evictions soar  ITV News

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November 2023 
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Weve been treated like criminals: Families 
left desperate and homeless as no-fault evictions soar
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<https://www.itv.com/news/2023-11-09/families-left-desperate-and-homeless-as-no-fault-evictions-soar>VIDEO 
REPORT:<https://www.itv.com/news/2023-11-09/families-left-desperate-and-homeless-as-no-fault-evictions-soar> 
Friday 10 November 2023  Daniel Hewitt  Investigations Correspondent

Emacs!

A record number of families are being evicted 
from their homes through no fault of their own.

Victims of Section 21 eviction claims, ITV News 
Investigations Correspondent Daniel Hewitt spoke 
to some of vulnerable families being left with nowhere else to go

The number of no-fault evictions taking place in 
England has risen to its highest level in seven 
years, as an ITV News investigation finds 
families being made homeless with nowhere else to go.

Ministry of Justice data shows the number of 
Section 21 eviction claims  otherwise known as 
no-fault evictions as the landlord does not 
have to state a reason  have jumped by 38%.

Between July and September 2023, 8,399 Section 21 
eviction claims were taken to court by landlords, 
compared to 6,092 in the same period last year.

The number of bailiff repossessions also jumped 
by 29% to 2,307, the highest since before the pandemic.

The government has promised to scrap Section 21 
evictions since 2019, but Housing Secretary 
Michael Gove has cast doubt on whether it will 
happen before the next general election  after 
promising to reform the court system in England before bringing in a ban.

Increased mortgage rates have seen landlords 
increase rental prices, or in other cases decide 
to sell their properties. Landlords also point to 
changes to the tax system which have made renting 
out properties less lucrative.

Under reforms to the private rental sector 
currently going through Parliament, landlords 
will still be able to evict their tenants if they 
can prove they wish to sell their property.

The issue for many families is the lack of affordable housing to move to.

An ITV News investigation has seen first-hand the 
impact on families evicted through Section 21.

In Northampton, Carol, her daughter and two 
grandchildren have privately rented their home 
for almost a decade. They have never missed a 
rent payment and have been good tenants.

They were notified earlier this year that the 
landlord wanted to sell the property and were 
given eight weeks to leave. Despite both working, 
Carol and her daughter couldnt find anywhere 
affordable to rent, and were told that the local 
council had no properties for them.

They went to court, but they lost their case. 
Right now, the law is on the landlords side.

On the day of their eviction, with the bailiffs 
waiting outside, Carol told me the family had 
nowhere to go once they handed back the keys.

I wake up some mornings and wish I had died in 
my sleep, Carol told ITV News Investigations 
Correspondent Daniel Hewitt that her life cover 
would help her loved ones escape homelessness

At 10am, the bailiffs walked through the door. 
They didnt even knock  the property was theirs to take.

The moment Carol and her daughter walked out  
the home theyve lived in for nearly a decade 
with two little boys aged three and five  the 
locksmiths moved in. It is a swift and brutal process.

An increasing number of Section 21 evictions are 
ending up in court, driven in part by a chronic 
shortage of affordable housing  both in the 
private sector and in social housing.

ITV News has seen evidence of councils advising 
tenants who receive a Section 21 to not leave 
after eight weeks  as stated in the eviction 
notice  and instead go through the court process 
all the way through to a court-ordered bailiff repossession.

In Luton, Charlotte, her husband and three sons 
have privately rented the same home for 10 years, 
but received a Section 21 notice stating the landlord wanted to sell the house.

Like Carol, they cant find anywhere they can 
afford on the private rental market, and the 
council have told them they will only consider 
them for housing once they have been evicted.

Charlottes husband works full-time, so they 
dont qualify for legal aid, but they also cant 
afford a solicitor. It means Charlotte has no 
choice but to represent herself in court.

I have nowhere to go, I dont know what Im 
going to do: Charlotte has been told she has 
just six weeks to find a new home with her 
husband and two children, or bailiffs will be sent to evict them

We met her after her case was heard. Like Carol in Northampton, she lost.

The law does not protect tenants against no-fault evictions.

Housing charities insist the government must ban 
Section 21 before the next election, and say 
renters are living in fear of eviction.

It beggars belief that this government is 
prepared to use cynical tactics to delay the 
banning of no-fault evictions, while record 
numbers of renters are being removed from their 
homes without cause, said Polly Neate of Shelter.

Renters have waited four long years for the 
government to come good on scrapping Section 21, 
to make that now dependent on unspecified court 
reforms taking place is ludicrous.

Renters shouldnt have to live for one more day 
with the fear they can be evicted from their home 
for no reason, knowing that once that notice 
lands on their doormat, there is nothing they can do.

A government spokesperson said: Our landmark 
Renters Reform Bill offers better protections for 
tenants and gives them greater security to 
challenge poor conditions in their homes.

We are abolishing section 21 no fault 
evictions and the Bill passing through Parliament will see this happen.

If you or someone you know is homeless, facing 
eviction, or want to get in touch with us about 
your housing issue, please email us at 
<mailto:housingstories at itv.com>housingstories at itv.com

One family told to leave their home every 8 minutes in England
Carol has lived in her home for 10 years. Today 
she waited as bailiffs evicted her, her daughter and two grandchildren.
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