Huge success for our #EndNoFaultEvictions campaign 🎉
We asked @WelshGovernment to extend #eviction notice periods to 6 months for people with pre-existing tenancies – and they are listening. 🧵
We asked @WelshGovernment to extend #eviction notice periods to 6 months for people with pre-existing tenancies – and they are listening. 🧵
Today Welsh Government began a consultation on extending the minimum notice period required by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act from 2 months to 6 months.
gov.wales/written-statem…
gov.wales/written-statem…
We have seen from our casework how traumatic the existing notice period can be for tenants – the realities of just how hard it can be to find an alternative home over just a short period of time and the impact this can have on their mental health and finances.
Section 21 notices still account for far too big a portion of our caseload, and we are so relieved that people may potentially have more time to find new homes and not be pushed into homelessness.
The consultation proposes that this won’t be implemented until 1st June 2023 – 6 months after Renting Homes (Wales) Act comes into force. This delay is a real concern to us and needs to happen on December 1st 2022 to stop a tidal wave of #evictions in the months after Christmas.
If have received an #eviction notice and need support - check out our advice page below 🔻
sheltercymru.org.uk/get-advice/evi…
sheltercymru.org.uk/get-advice/evi…
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