Private tenants who are dissatisfied with the conditions of their private rented homes may lack protection from local government, it has been revealed in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by campaign group Generation Rent. As a result, many could risk being evicted by landlords in what are called “revenge evictions”. Under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, landlords were once fully entitled to evict tenants outside of fixed terms without reason. However, the Deregulation Act 2015 altered this somewhat, stating that, in the event that local councils had placed an improvement notice on a property, landlords were … Continue reading Private Tenants Lack Protection from Revenge Evictions