The number of people made homeless when a private tenancy
ends has trebled in the last five years. It is now the single biggest cause of
homelessness in England and most have been thrown out by private landlords.
According to government figures, the end of a tenancy has been the most common
cause of homelessness every quarter for the last two years. In the final
quarter of 2009, 1,060 households in England became homeless after their
private tenancies were ended, while the latest figure for the first quarter of
2014 is 3,330. And once low-income families lose a home, they can quickly get
trapped. The waiting list for social housing is enormous, but the cost and
insecurity of the private sector is too much. Read more on the BBC website.
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