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Renters: Eviction cases resume after six-month ban
Sep 21, 2020
Eviction hearings will now resume in courts in England and Wales - but the most serious cases will be given priority.
A backlog has built up during a six-month ban on proceedings in place during the coronavirus outbreak.
Cases involving domestic violence or anti-social behaviour will be heard first. Restrictions also exist in local lockdown areas and over Christmas.
But Labour and campaigners have called for the ban to be extended.
What are the eviction rules?
There have been warnings from charities and health bodies about the dangers during the pandemic of people being made homeless and living in overcrowded conditions.
A recent survey by homelessness charity Shelter suggested that more than 170,000 private tenants had been threatened with eviction by their landlord or letting agent, while 230,000 in England have fallen into arrears since the pandemic started.
However, the government and landlord groups do not expect a wave of eviction notices.
'Future in the balance'
Image caption Ian Forest says finances are stretched
Wedding DJ Ian Forest has seen his income "killed for a year" as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
His letting agent allowed him to pay 50% of his rent for a few months, but he now faces demands for full rent again, as well as £3,000 of arrears.
He has claimed all the financial support available, but is concerned that it is insufficient to cover his bills and his tenancy is at risk.
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