Illegal evictions could rise under new renters' bill

A NEW law intended to protect tenants could set off a “tidal wave" of evictions instead.

- BY ALEXANDER BROWN Assistant Political Editor

The Renters’ Rights Bill will ban 'no fault evictions' where landlords can give notice for no reason.

But campaigners say the system is barely policed so criminals will simply ignore the new law and kick even more people out illegally.

Thousands lose homes in this way each year and fewer than 1% of offenders are prosecuted, they say.

Tom Darling, of the Renters Reform Coalition, said: "England risks seeing a tidal wave of these evictions unless the government ensure that police forces and councils crack down on illegal eviction."