The House of Lords has passed a law banning so-called
‘revenge evictions’. Passed as part of the Deregulation Bill, the new law will
prohibit landlords from evicting tenants who complain about conditions in their
homes. Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather attempted to ban revenge evictions
with a private members’ bill last year. Though Teather’s attempt failed, the
Lords picked it up and tagged it on to the Deregulation Bill. According to
housing charity Shelter, over 200,000 renters face revenge evictions every
year. Read more on 24dash.
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