Nottingham City Council is stepping up its efforts to
protect tenants from being illegally evicted by private sector landlords. The council's housing aid team is contacted
several times a week by tenants reporting landlords who ignore their rights,
threaten or harass them into leaving their homes and block access to properties
by changing locks. An officer from the
housing aid service who has previously trained the anti-social behaviour team
is now engaged in training Nottinghamshire Police personnel on the correct
procedure when a tenant is being illegally evicted. This is increasing the
likelihood that landlords illegally evicting tenants will be visited by the
Police, reminded of the procedure they need to follow, and arrested if they
don't comply. Read more on the Housing
Excellence website.
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