Founder of The Big Issue, Lord John Bird says the government should pay the rent or mortgage of people who have fallen behind on payments due to COVID19, adding that allowing people to become homeless is 'the most expensive way to deal with the problem'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the"11th hour U-turn", but said the ban should remain in force until a"credible plan" is in place to stop anyone losing their home because of the pandemic.
But the National Residential Landlords Association criticised the"blanket extension", saying it"satisfies no one". "Private landlords cannot be expected to foot the bill for government failure. There must now be a plan to support households to pay their bills and to compensate landlords fully for their lost income."They said that if the ban ended without extra protection, there could have been a"devastating homelessness crisis", with tens of thousands of outgoing tenants potentially unable to find or access affordable homes.
It added:"A bullet may have been dodged with this extension, but as soon as Parliament returns, it must give judges extra powers to stop renters being evicted because of 'COVID-arrears'."
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