Reform would evict social housing tenants for poor garden maintenance

The Guardian Politics Monday 24 August 2026, 17:18 UTC By Kiran Stacey Policy editor 1 min read

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Plan part of a wider policy to remove foreign nationals from social homes and prioritise young British-born couplesSocial housing tenants will be evicted if they fail to keep their gardens well maintained under a Reform government, the party announced on Monday. Lee Anderson, the party’s chair, said that if Reform came to power, it would insist that those in social rented homes would be required to keep their homes decorated and gardens looked after.

Plan part of a wider policy to remove foreign nationals from social homes and prioritise young British-born couples

Social housing tenants will be evicted if they fail to keep their gardens well maintained under a Reform government, the party announced on Monday.

Lee Anderson, the party’s chair, said that if Reform came to power, it would insist that those in social rented homes would be required to keep their homes decorated and gardens looked after.

British (ORG) Lee Anderson (PERSON)

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Reform would evict social housing tenants for poor garden maintenance

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