00:00Social housing landlords in England could soon gain powers to evict domestic abuse perpetrators
00:06under a new government bill. The changes would allow victims to stay in their homes
00:11while courts remove perpetrators and would let tenancies be transferred into survivors' names
00:16in joint tenancies. It would also extend the right-to-buy qualifying period from three years
00:23to ten for social housing tenants. The bill is being debated in the House of Lords. Last year,
00:28around 15,000 families had to move social homes due to domestic abuse, according to government figures.
00:36Ministers say the reforms will close legal loopholes.
00:39Campaigners describe it as a long-overdue step forward for survivors.
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