Analysis shows £1.2bn annual upfront cost of renters’ forced evictions

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Forced home moves cost renters over half a billion pounds a year

There were 83,000 unwanted moves in England over the past 12 months, meaning 40% have been forced to relocateUnwanted home moves cost renters over half a billion pounds a year, with tenants coughing up an average of £669 every time they are forced by landlords to leave their home, a survey has revealed.Analysis by the homelessness charity Shelter estimated that there had been 830,000 unwanted moves in England over the past 12 months, meaning 40%…