Landlords evicting tenants before law to prevent practice comes into force in England

No-fault evictions made up one in three reports made to renters’ union Acorn in January

Increasing numbers of landlords are evicting tenants at the last minute before the law changes to outlaw the practice in next month, charities have said.

The renters’ union Acorn told the Guardian that no-fault evictions made up one in five of the reports they received from members in October, rising to nearly one in three by January.