Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeMore than 150,000 private renters risk being turfed out of their homes when the pandemic ban on evictions ends on Monday, Labour has warned. And it could leave the taxpayer with a £2.2billion bill for emergency accommodation, says Shadow Housing Secretary Lucy Powell. The ban on landlords evicting tenants who fall behind with the rent was brought in last year as Covid hit family budgets. Ministers promised no one would lose their home as a result of the pandemic – Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick must step up. (Image: Manchester Evening News)“He cannot stand by and see people kicked out through no fault of their own.”Announcing the emergency ban last year Mr Jenrick said: “No renter who has lost income due to coronavirus will be forced out of their home.

Source: Daily Mirror May 29, 2021 21:03 UTC