More at risk of homelessness through no-fault evictions in Wealden
More households were threatened with homelessness through no-fault evictions in Wealden last autumn than before the pandemic, new figures show.
More households were threatened with homelessness through no-fault evictions in Wealden last autumn than before the pandemic, new figures show.
Despite a recent pledge from the Government to scrap them, landlords are still able to evict tenants through a section 21 notice, which can provide tenants with as little as eight weeks’ notice to leave – sometimes without reason – once the fixed term in their tenancy agreement expires.
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