The number of tenants evicted by their landlords has hit a record high, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Justice.
A total of 11,100 rented properties were repossessed by bailiffs between July and September, the highest quarterly figure since records began in 2000.
There were 40,859 possession claims issued between July and September.
Of these, 25,955 were by social landlords such as local councils and housing associations, while 5,694 were by private landlords, with no data available on the remainder.
The MoJ said it expected 72% of these claims to end in an order being made in time, and 21% to end in evictions.
The figures compare to 2,805 mortgaged properties which were repossessed by county court bailiffs in the same period.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders put the total number of repossessions at 5,000.
There were 9,731 claims for repossession of mortgaged properties in the three months to the end of September –the lowest quarterly figure in over a decade, according to the MoJ.
5,694 were by private landlords – all no doubt "revenge evictions" as per Shelter's claims?
I am surprised thought that the majority of possession claims came for the social landlords. Doesn't quite fit the image presented by Shelter, Generation Rent, the Labour Party etc. does it?
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