British tenants vulnerable to evictions amid rental crunch
A British housing and homelessness charity has reported the eviction of one tenant in every 90 seconds in England and Wales.
According to an analysis of figures released by the Minister of Justice, the charity Shelter says one in every 55 tenants in England is at risk of losing their home.
The figures suggest that there were 149,542 possession claims by landlords between October 2014 and September 2015. Accordingly, more than 352,000 renters faced the threat of losing their home in one year time.
Though possession claims do not necessarily end in eviction, the figures suggest that in one in three cases tenants do end up losing their home.
The charity’s findings include some of the hot-spots such as the capital London where such occurrences are common. Here, Enfield is on the top with one in every 21 tenant at risk followed by Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge,
A Separate analysis of Wales shows that nearly 13,000 people were put at risk of eviction over the last year, equating to 35 people a day.
Rising rents combined with housing benefit cuts and a lack of affordable homes have been cited as reasons for putting pressure on tenants. A rental index of private sector for last year showed that the rent in England and Wales rose from £770 in October 2014 to £806 in October 2015.
“It’s shocking to think that every couple of minutes someone receives a notice through the door with the devastating news that they might lose their home”, Alison Mohammed, Shelter’s director of services told the Guardian.
“We speak to parents every day who are desperately trying to keep a roof over their children’s heads, but with rents soaring and housing support being slashed, many are finding themselves at breaking point,” he added.
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