Understanding social evictions in Wales

The research found that:

• social eviction levels have remained stable over recent years with variations between landlords across Wales
• for some landlords, there is little difference between the number of possession claims/warrants and the number of eventual evictions, for others they issue many possession claims/warrants relative to the number of actual evictions
• rent arrears is reported by participants as the biggest reason for evictions and the threat of evictions, usually overlaying complex issues
• respondents suggest that the sub-groups of tenants most at risk of evictions are: young; single males; and those of working age
• a large proportion of social housing landlords are moving toward more holistic models of working with tenants
• tenant engagement is seen as key in preventing evictions
• although there is a lot of good practice, there is still bad practice with a discrepancy between what is happening ‘on the ground’ and current policy.