Calls to Ban 'Revenge Evictions'

There has been a record rise in calls for help taken from renters at risk of losing their homes, new figures from a housing charity's helpline show. More than 7,600 renters at risk of losing their home called Shelter for advice in the last year - the equivalent of nearly 150 callers per week. The figure has more than doubled from the 3,997 callers helped by the charity two years ago. Shelter is releasing the figures as part of its campaign to protect renters from so-called ‘revenge evictions’. The charity’s research reveals that more than 213,000 people have been served an eviction notice or evicted in the last year after asking their private landlord to fix a problem in their home.  Read more on the Shelter website.