A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher rate now than before the pandemic.
Homelessness charity Crisis says government figures for January to March 2023 show evictions and repossessions are 52 per cent higher than the equivalent quarter before the pandemic, and 22 per cent higher now than at this time last year.
The figures – published by the Ministry of Justice – also show that the number of people who have been forced from their home by bailiffs because of a Section 21 has risen by 18 per cent in the first calendar quarter, from 2,075 to 2,449.