Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 34191
Rented Housing: Evictions
Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of rent increases on recent trends in the level of tenants being evicted.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe English Housing Survey found that in 2023-24 just under a third of private renters (32%) reported finding it either fairly or very difficult to afford their rent. This is an increase on the proportion seen in 2022-23 (29%), and pre-pandemic (27%).The ...
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