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Reform would evict social housingtenants over unkempt gardens

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

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Kiran Stacey Policy editor24 Aug 2026, 05:40 pmUpdated 11h ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom
Reform would evict social housing tenants over unkempt gardens

United KingdomKiran Stacey Policy editor

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 UK government, the party has announced.

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 properties decorated and gardens looked after.

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

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Source: The Guardian · Kiran Stacey Policy editor. Published 24 Aug 2026, 05:40 pm.

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