LANDLORDS will be able to evict tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the pandemic from tomorrow.
Despite the government extending the ban on bailiff evictions last Friday, the new legislation weakens protections for many tenants.
Since September, landlords have only been able to evict tenants in exceptional circumstances, such as anti-social behaviour or falling into “substantial arrears.”
This was previously defined in law as the equivalent to missing nine months of rent.
Any arrears gathered since the first lockdown on March 23 could not be counted in the total.
However, under the new legislation, landlords can now evict tenants who’ve failed to pay six months’ worth of rent, leaving thousands at risk of being turfed out during the third lockdown.