Angela Rayner responds to Mortgage and Landlord Possession statistics

Angela Rayner, Labour Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, responding to Mortgage and Landlord Possession statistics, said:

“These figures lay bare the devastating impact of the Tories’ abject failure to tackle the housing crisis, with a toxic mix of rising rents and failure to end no-fault evictions hitting vulnerable people.

“The indefinite delay to the promised ban on no fault evictions comes at a heavy price for renters who have been let down by this Government for far too long already, with tens of thousands threatened with homelessness and facing visits from bailiffs.

“The next Labour Government will ban no fault evictions and put an end to the Tories' housing emergency with our secure homes plan.”

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Notes

Mortgage and Landlord Possession statistics show a big increase on S21 bailiff evictions on the same time last year. The last three quarters equals more than all of 2022 put together and a 22% increase on the equivalent time period last year.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-july-to-september-2023