Tenants face eviction over repossessions

THOUSANDS of tenants face possibly illegal eviction as landlords who bought properties on the buy-to-let market at the height of the boom default on mortgages, the national housing agency Threshold has warned.

Threshold has seen a steep rise in the number of clients seeking help as a growing number of landlords are forced into receivership.

The charity is concerned that many of the 500,000 people in the private rental sector could be the victims of a new wave of repossessions, as receivers handling repossessed properties for the banks throw out tenants with little or no notice.