Met officers to be told to arrest landlords who try to illegally evict tenants

Exclusive: Guidance says police should presume evictions they are called to are likely to be unlawful after concerns about bias Police in London are to be told to start arresting landlords who illegally and sometimes violently evict tenants after mounting concern about officers showing bias and enabling some unlawful evictions. After a 41% annual rise in legitimate "no-fault" evictions involving court-appointed bailiffs, frontline officers will be issued with updated guidance telling them to pre...