‘No fault’ evictions rise by 63% as private renters hit by cost of living crisis

Eviction action higher than before pandemic, as growing number of tenants ‘sucked’ into trouble

Tenants facing rise in eviction proceedings (PA)

Private tenants are facing a massive spike in landlords launching “no fault” eviction proceedings, just as the cost of living crisis pushes a growing number of renters into debt.

The latest figures show there were just over 3,700 evictions by private landlords in England and Wales between January and March – an increase by over a third (38 per cent) on the previous quarter.

Crisis said a rising number of private renters were getting “sucked” into the living cost crisis, as the homelessness charity condemned “government inaction over the spiralling costs of energy, rent and food”.