The number of tenants evicted from their homes is at a
six-year high, according to new figures, as rising rents and cuts to benefits
make tenancies increasingly unaffordable. County court bailiffs in England and
Wales evicted more than 11,000 families in the first three months of 2015, an
increase of 8% on the same period last year and 51% higher than five years ago.
The increase in the number of tenants losing their homes means 2015 is on
course to break last year’s record levels. Nearly 42,000 families were evicted
from rental accommodation in 2014, the highest number since records began in
2000. Read more on the Guardian website.
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