Evictions from rented homes hit record levels in 2014

[Wintry]

Hi

 

Rented home evictions hit record levels in 2014 according to this Guardian article - amongst other issue its worth noting the sections regarding 'social landlords'

 

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/feb/12/evictions-rented-homes-record-levels-2014

 

My opinions as per usual

 

W

[BornThisWay]

Not yet read the article, but as renting is also at record levels I am not surprised.

 

 

Sadly it is very difficult for first time buyers these days and far too many people are being forced to rent, whereas the rise of the multiple landlord is worrying.

 

 

When you are running a business, which is what buy-to-let is, there is going to be little compassion for the hard pressed when it comes to rent arrears.

[Wintry]

Hi BornThisWay

 

Cheers for the reply

 

Yes, I agree and know what you are saying

 

The bit on social landlords I mentioned was a touch concerning (this usually refers to Almo's, councils & housing associations caught my eye and basically / sadly confirms my own experiences of late)

 

The MoJ figures do not show what types of landlords were behind the evictions, which were up by 11% on the previous year, but its data for repossession claims show that social landlords made more attempts to recover properties than private landlords.

 

W