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There has been a ‘steep rise’ in the number of tenants evicted after landlords have defaulted on their mortgage, Shelter warned. Ministers have to ‘act quickly to give tenants far, far longer’ as some tenants can get just a few days’ notice to leave their homes. Around three million homes in England and Wales are rented from private landlords. The government is considering a major overhaul of the sector, although it has not yet said when it would happen.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice has released its fourth quarter statistics on mortgage and landlord possession actions. It found that mortgage possession claims were 29 per cent lower year-on-year, but possession orders were 14 per cent higher than the last quarter of 2007. Landlord possession claims were 3 per cent lower year-on-year, while possession orders were 2 per cent lower. The mortgage pre-action protocol was introduced during this period.