Moving landlord and tenant disputes from overburdened county courts to tribunals would help clear the backlog and make evictions faster, according to a senior housing lawyer.
Landlords are waiting even longer to repossess their properties - up to 25 weeks in the last quarter of 2024.
A new consultation has been launched into how tenants at risk of unfair eviction could benefit from a £20 million a year boost in legal aid.
The directors of a supported housing company who illegally evicted a vulnerable tenant have been handed suspended jail sentences.
The Welsh government has agreed to explore the possibility of making landlords give tenants compensation if they are evicted.
A letting agent has slammed Shelter’s campaign to highlight Section 21 eviction cases as “absurd sensationalism”.
More money will be spent persuading landlords not to evict tenants as part of a huge cash boost to help prevent homelessness.
Civil legal aid fees for eviction cases and immigration are to receive a £20 million boost, marking the first increase since 1996.
Landlords are having to wait longer and longer to evict tenants particularly for those using London’s County Courts, says specialist firm Landlord Action, which blames the problems to a greater extent on a lack of bailiffs.
