Wolverhampton Council has launched a mediation service for private landlords and tenants to help prevent evictions.
Landlords have been urged to share their experiences of being hit by County Court delays when evicting tenants.
Sefton Council has been rapped on the knuckles for wrongly advising a tenant he could stay put, despite knowing it could not prevent an eviction.
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.
