Citizens Advice latest research shows half a million private renters in the UK are behind on their rent, with protections against eviction due to expire this weekend we've called on the government to act and our report has featured across the national press.

Government under pressure to keep eviction ban
BBC Online, 06/01/2021, Brian Wheeler
Half a million private tenants in the UK are behind with their rent, according to research by Citizens Advice.

The average amount owed is more than £700, the charity says, and one in four private renters in arrears have been threatened with eviction or cancellation of contract by their landlord.

In the Mirror, Alistair Cromwell said: "Unlike people who own their homes, private tenants have had no structured way to defer payments but instead have had to try to keep up with their rent and bills as best they can in a time of great uncertainty and hardship."