Housing secretary Robert Jenrick said new measures will protect tenants who are struggling to keep up with rent payments. (Image: Getty)"We have protected renters during the pandemic by banning evictions for six months - the longest eviction ban in the UK," Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said. (Image: Getty)Alicia Kennedy, director at Generation Rent, said: "It is welcome that renters will not face eviction by bailiffs around Christmas or where there are lockdown measures. Homelessness charity Shelter estimates that more than 170,000 private tenants have been threatened with eviction since the pandemic started. It said despite the evictions ban, more than 170,000 private tenants have already been threatened with eviction by their landlord or letting agent, prompting fears of an influx of evictions once the extension ends.

Source: Daily Mirror September 11, 2020 12:41 UTC