Mayor of London condemns government inaction as no-fault evictions soar

Mayor of London condemns government inaction as no-fault evictions soar

0:06 AM, 4th March 2024, About 2 months ago 11

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More than 30,000 renting households in London have faced a no-fault eviction claim since the government pledged to abolish them in 2019, according to new figures.

Figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal the number of ‘no-fault eviction’ claims has risen 62% in the last year from 7,057 in 2022 to 11,457 in 2023 in London.

Sadiq Khan is demanding the government take action to resolve the rental crisis.

Government must see renter rights as a priority

According to the latest government statistics, 35,760 people faced the threat of homelessness in England between July and September 2023, a 3.1% increase from the previous year.

Of these, nearly 7,000 were issued with a Section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction notice. Sadiq Khan says renters in London are being let down by the government.

He said: “Once again London’s 2.7m private renters are left with the threat of eviction hanging over their heads due to ministers’ broken promises.

“Any sense of relief we felt when the Renters Reform Bill finally limped into Parliament last year has now been washed away by months of dither and delay, followed by reports of the promised reforms now being watered down beyond recognition.

“Meanwhile, in the real world, London renters are losing their homes at a rapidly increasing rate both from the still-legal Section 21 and the actions of unscrupulous rogue landlords.

“I am doing all I can to build a better, fairer London for everyone by supporting tenants but I cannot act alone. The government must see renter rights as a priority and get this Bill into law as a matter of the highest priority.”

Housing crisis deepens

Ben Twomey, chief executive of Generation Rent echoed Mr Khan’s thoughts and is calling for longer eviction notice periods.

He said: “It is unacceptable for renters to be treated as an afterthought around government reforms which we were told would help us.

“The government must extend notice periods from two to four months for renters who are evicted through no fault of our own, as one of the most important ways the new law could prevent homelessness.

“As the housing crisis deepens in London and across the country, it is vital that politicians take urgent action to support renters everywhere.”


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Tony Phillips

22:20 PM, 5th March 2024, About 2 months ago

I am sick to the back teeth of this moron aling with the generation rent muppets consantly whining about S21 and using the term unscrupulous Rogue Landlords. Plus trying to get longer eviction periods.

Yesterday I FINALLY got notification that my unscrupulous rogue tenents will be evicted on March 20th.

I made my S21 application on MARCH 20TH 2023!!! And it wasnt a no fault eviction. The tenents ruined a stunning travertine tiled bathroom and caused black mould by not reporting a minor drip from the wash hand basin (they wrapped a towel aroubd it for 3 months!!)

They refused a rent increase and are also £10k in arrears.

ONE YEAR ITS TAKEN TO GET THEM OUT!!!

So that Sad Khant mayor can go **** himself!

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