”Almost 600 British households are losing their homes every day ”

Driven out of home for Christmas: Meet the working families facing eviction

HANNAH FEARN Monday 22 December 2014

Almost 600 British households are losing their homes every day as the housing crisis bites. The charity spoke to more than 51,000 callers on the brink of homelessness in 2014, a rise of 28 per cent since 2012. Calls to the helpline, part-funded by Marks & Spencer, have risen to a record high of 174,762 a year.

Although Ms Berens’ partner earns £30,000 a year as a salesperson, local rents are too high for the couple to afford another private rented property without the support of housing benefit.



He also reports a rapid rise in “revenge evictions”, when tenants are told to leave after they report a problem to their landlord or request a repair. “It all happens so quickly. For the person who isn’t aware of how the process works, it can come as a surprise.”



“In June I was told the landlord wanted to take the property back and she issued me with a possession notice. I went straight down to the housing office and they told me there’s nothing they can do until I’m actually evicted,” she says.

　　家賃が高くて、毎週６００世帯が家から追い出されている、と。


　驚くべきことには、イギリスでは、家主の都合で、店子・借家人を追い出すことができるんだね。

　日本だとほぼ有り得ない、ですね。

　先進国って、弱者につらくあたるんですね。