Eviction
Landlords must follow legal procedures to evict tenants. The procedure used depends on the type of tenancy you have and may involve court action. The pages below explain the eviction procedure for the most common types of tenancy.
You can also find out what to do it your landlord doesn’t follow the right procedure, illegally evicts or harasses you.
If you own your own home and your lender is trying to evict you for mortgage arrears, visit our section on mortgage repossession.
If you are being evicted, the sooner you seek advice, the better. If it’s an emergency, call Shelter Cymru’s expert housing advice helpline or visit advice near you to find an advice surgery locally.
For urgent advice please call our expert housing advice helpline on 0345 075 5005
or, for non-urgent enquiries please use our email advice service. An adviser will aim to reply to emails within five working days.
Preventing eviction
If you are facing eviction, you might be able to take action to change the situation.
Private tenants
Private landlords don’t always need a reason to evict you but they usually have to follow special legal procedures.
Housing association tenants
If you are threatened with eviction by a Housing Association, speak to an adviser immediately. Whatever type of tenancy you have, a Housing Association should only evict its tenants as a last resort.
Council tenants
The procedure the council must follow to evict a tenant depends on the type of tenancy you have. If you are threatened with eviction for any reason, speak to an adviser immediately.
Court action
This section explains what happens if you are renting your home and your landlord applies for a court order to evict you.
Harassment and illegal eviction
Harassment or illegal eviction by a private landlord is a criminal offence. There are many different types of harassment and there are steps you can take to stop it.
Mobile homes
If you rent a mobile home or you own a mobile home, and rent a pitch to station it on, you might have some protection against being evicted.
We are sorry that we cannot provide this information in Welsh, however if you would like to speak to an adviser in Welsh please contact 0345 075 5005.
This page was last updated on: August 29, 2019
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