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Evictions up by a third as government stalls on renter reforms

Campaigners have called on the government to support tenants as rents continue to soar

Evictions up by a third as government stalls on renter reforms
Shelter has warned that hundreds of families are at risk of homelessness every day | Leon Neal/Getty Images
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More than 11,000 households have been evicted by their landlord this year as the government continues to stall on its long-awaited renters' reforms.

The total number of evictions of social and private tenants in England has risen by more than a third compared to the same period last year, according to new statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today. 

It comes as rents increased at the fastest pace for seven years, rising by 4.9% in the 12 months to March.