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Couple handed eviction notice just days before the birth of their son More protection is needed for renters against eviction when renters are only asking for a basic standard of living
Merlin with his son Joshua, who was born 16 days ago - just days after the family were served with an eviction notice (Image: Jonathon Hill)
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ONE in three people in Wales have been impacted by the housing emergency, a charity has revealed. Research conducted on behalf of Shelter Cymru shows that over a million children and adults in Wales are living in unsafe or unaffordable housing. This includes everything from families forced to choose between paying rent or mortgage payments and buying food, to people living in homes riddled with damp, mould and disrepair. The shocking new figures show the scale of the challenge facing the Welsh Government and show why good homes must be front and centre of the Government’s welcome commitment to build back better and fairer in the wake of the pandemic.
Evictions in Wales: The key dates for landlords and people renting
Evictions in Wales have been banned during the pandemic
14:35, 19 MAY 2021
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A ban on evictions could end in Wales in under six weeks.
On March 31, the Welsh Government extended its ban on evictions until the end of June. Unlike evections bans in across the border in England, there are no exceptions for evicting tenants in extreme arrears.
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