Dear friends,

Welcome to the seventh issue of Follow the Housing newsletter!

Losing a home is probably one of the most traumatising experiences one can imagine. Mass evictions are a huge social issue for the community and they also feed into the problem of homelessness. Yet, evictions have been a long-standing practice across the world.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, numerous governments introduced a temporary ban on evictions to protect those hit financially during the health crisis, and to assist households to retain their homes. Moreover, in many countries, local authorities successfully tackled the challenges faced by rough sleepers by providing them with public housing or hotel accommodation. But as more and more countries prepare to end the moratoria on evictions, there's a real concern we might witness an increase in rough sleeping. 

In this issue of the newsletter, we are looking into different national policies on eviction in Europe. We are zooming in on specific cases in Spain, the UK, France, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also looking into possible measures that might help ensure better affordable housing.

We are also wondering what happens after evictions occur and in which ways are different housing policies across Europe tied to the number of evictions? If you know more about any of these topics, if you want to take this discussion further or share a specific story with us, please get in touch!
 

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