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Given that the majority (at least 64%) of possession claims came from social landlords of one type or another, it is difficult to see how the statement "Benefit cuts and the growing trend of “revenge evictions” have been blamed..." can be wholly accurate.
The social landlord and benefits cuts link can potentially be drawn but the claim about "revenge eviction" playing a major part in this cannot, especially with only 14% of the claims attributed to private landlords, of which revenge evictions as they are called will be only a proportion.
In my experience, eviction comes mainly from non-payment of rent, certainly in the private rental sector at least. There is no "revenge" in taking back a property that a tenant is not paying rent for. Equally, private landlords in the main own one or two properties only and are not banks with deep pockets to carry non-payment.
I do agree that any landlord being spiteful and evicting a tenant merely for asking for necessary repairs and maintenance (the definition of a revenge eviction) should be both ashamed and stopped. However, all this talk of "revenge evictions" being a major problem really does miss the point and is a bit sensationalist I find.
Source: Property Reporter