and his income plummeted. michael fell into rent arrears and has now been served with an eviction notice. it s kind of like weighing up, you know, when can i meet my rent, putting food on the table, you know, paying the bills, gas and electricity. and, bit by bit, the moneyjust decreased and decreased to the point where i did just end up in arrears. there was no way around it. since the ban on evictions was lifted, landlords have been rushing to county courts seeking permission for bailiffs to evict their tenants. of the 270 possession orders analysed by the bureau of investigative journalism, a third of them, 88 cases, explicitly cited covid as the reason why rent arrears had arisen. what strikes you about sitting in the hearings is exactly how short they are. people are losing their homes in a matter of minutes and that is because the law is really clear. if you have at least two months rent arrears, then the landlord will almost
several care companies have sent an open letter to the prime minister claiming they are facing the most acute staffing crisis in living memory. major not for profit care companies, which support around 95,000 older people in the uk, are asking for immediate help to deal with staff shortages. the government has previously said it will invest more money in staff training and recruitment. an investigation has found that tenants are being evicted due to rent arrears built up during the pandemic despite a government commitment that coronavirus would not leave anyone without a home. analysis of 270 possession orders issued by courts in england and wales this summer found that in one third of cases, covid was stated as the reason for the missing payments. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the details. michael calder is a musician and, pre pandemic, a guitar teacher. my work was all based around contact with people, in and out of people s houses daily. as he prepared fo
michael buchanan has the details. michael calder is a musician and, pre pandemic, a guitar teacher. my work was all based around contact with people, in and out of people s houses daily. as he prepared for his son s birth, the country went into lockdown and his income plummeted. michael fell into rent arrears and has now been served with an eviction notice. it s kind of like weighing up, you know, when can i meet my rent, putting food on the table, you know, paying the bills, gas and electricity. and, bit by bit, the moneyjust decreased and decreased to the point where i did just end up in arrears. there was no way around it. since the ban on evictions was lifted, landlords have been rushing to county courts seeking permission for bailiffs to evict their tenants. of the 270 possession orders analysed by the bureau of investigative journalism,
my work was all based around contact with people, in and out of people s houses daily. as he prepared for his son s birth, the country went into lockdown and his income plummeted. michael fell into rent arrears and has now been served with an eviction notice. it s kind of like weighing up, when can i meet my rent, put food on the table, you know, paying the bills, gas and electricity? and bit by bit the moneyjust increased and decreased to the point where i did just end up in arrears. there was no way around it. since the ban on evictions was lifted, landlords have been rushing to county courts seeking permission for bailiffs to evict their tenants. of the 270 possession orders analysed by the bureau of investigativejournalism, one third of them, 88 cases, explicitly cited covid as the reason why rent arrears had arisen. what strikes you about sitting in the hearings is exactly