The Scottish Parliament effectively banned no-fault evictions in 2017, yet its private rented sector grew at a faster rate between March 2018 and March 2020 than England’s. In 2019, Scotland saw its private rented sector grow at its fastest rate since 2011, while England’s continued to shrink. European countries that ban no-fault evictions tend to have a larger private rented sector. Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands all have twice as large a rented sector as the UK while banning no-fault evictions. Ireland, the only large European economy that allows no-fault evictions, has one of the smallest rental sectors.

Source: The Times November 08, 2023 10:05 UTC