The number of tenants evicted from their homes by
bailiffs reached a record high in 2015, according to official figures for
England and Wales showing that 42,728 households in rented accommodation were forcibly
removed. Housing campaigners blamed welfare cuts and the shortage of affordable
homes for the 2% rise in repossessions over the year, revealed in figures from
the Ministry of Justice. More than half the evictions are thought to have been
by private landlords. The data show the number of evictions increased by 53%
over the five years from 2010, to the equivalent of more than 170 a day. In
England, 19,093 evictions were by social landlords while 5,919 were by private
landlords. Download the figures from the GovUK website.
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