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.
The time taken for landlords to evict tenants has increased, latest Government figures show.
A landlord struggling with an eviction has spoken out against the system which he says is heavily skewed in favour of tenants.
Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina has predicted a rise in landlords using rent guarantee insurance as well as tougher referencing to protect themselves against the fall-out of eviction reforms.
