The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes over the Christmas period.
It comes as analysis by the party claims that an estimated 3,500 families are set to be threatened with homelessness over the Christmas holiday period from next weekend until January 1
Of these, an estimated 560 are facing the threat of homelessness due to a no-fault eviction.
It means an average of 349 families every day face becoming homeless every day over the Christmas period, say the LibDems. The research is based on government figures showing the number of households who faced the threat of homelessness during the same period last year.
Some 2,120 households have seen their home repossessed so far this year, separate figures from UK Finance show, amid soaring mortgage rates. For the typical homeowner coming off their fixed rate deal, monthly mortgage repayments are projected to increase by around £240, a rise of 39 per cent.
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, says: “Rishi Sunak and his cabinet are totally out of touch with people facing soaring rents and mortgage bills this Christmas. Families are having to live with the threat of losing their home looming over them every day over the festive period.
“Renters and homeowners shouldn’t have to face losing their homes through no fault of their own. We need an emergency ban on banks repossessing people’s homes over the Christmas period, and the long-promised ban on no-fault evictions must be brought in now without further delay.
“No one should be left out in the cold this winter. The Conservative Party have crashed our economy with all their chaos, the British public should not be left to pay the price.”
The party estimated the number of people threatened with homelessness over the Christmas period using data from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities covering the period between October and December 2022.
Some 31,800 households were allegedly threatened with homelessness during the 91 day period, equivalent to 349 a day. Of these, 5,120 were threatened with homelessness after being served a Section 21 notice, or 56 a day.
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Can we please stop supporting the anti landlord brigade by using the term no fault eviction? If we as an industry stick to using Section 21, it may help our cause!
how about using the term 'Eviction caused by Government Policies' ???
The Limp Dumbs have swallowed Shelter’s rhetoric hook, line and sinker. 😠 But then they have never had any real policies of their own and cannot even decide what a woman is. 🤔
The correct name is Section 21 NOTICE. It is NOT an eviction. It is notice that the OWNER of the property wants his property back and wishes to end the contract between the owner and the tenant. Eviction conjures up an image of people being turfed out into the wind and rain. That is done by High Court Bailiffs, NOT by landlords.
I think the courts have already ensured there wont be any evictions over the Christmas Period. They are slower than an arthritic glacier.
Annoyed Landlord is quite correct they aren't evictions in the main, in fact only 6% of tenants are actually 'evicted' by this means. In fact, people forget, when a tenant says they don't want to renew, its best practice to serve s21.
Usual chasing votes at Landlord ‘s expense, seems to be common practice these days in the UK
On an emotional level, I get where they are coming from. I had to attend a Court possession hearing on 17th December one year, and tell the judge that no, my client did not want to extend the period before bailiffs were instructed... I felt like an absolute heel, I really did.
The judge just looked at me and said he was giving the maximum extension of 6 weeks, and I can't say I was upset in the slightest.
I think there will be a practical barrier between Christmas and New Year anyway, so maybe just extend it by a week either side as it's almost impossible to start a tenancy a few days before Christmas or a few days after New Year.
You may not have been upset at the six week extension, but how did your client landlord feel?🤔
I worked for subsidiary of RR, people did not take surplus holidays at Xmas in case they weren't missed and went on the redundancy list. Subsequently the MD was sacked at Xmas. Was a popular time for ridding of people.i have a friend who inherited a house so dud it up and rented to an afro carribean tenant. He said he was OK but a slow payer at Xmas, some time later l discovered that the tenant didn't pay at Xmas but went to walsall council, who made up the shortfall !
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