the agency, flintons in east london, said it "strongly denies" it has ever broken the protection fromh reports. last year, julius moved from manchester to a shared flat here in east london. at some point, he was charged extra fees for late payment of rent, then he says he came home at night to find the key to his bedroom didn't work. when a locksmith let him in, he says his room was empty. i got in, rushed to my room, they had changed the locks and i was like... 0h! everything was gone. what was in your stuff? what did you have that they took? my clothes. so my clothes, shoes, towels, they literally took everything. they even took my bed sheets. the law around eviction is straightforward. it can be illegal if your landlord forces you to leave by threatening you, or stops you from getting into parts of your home, or the locks are changed while you're out. the key clause here is "due process", which means the correct steps have to be followed. the protection from eviction act protects all residential occupiers from harassment and illegal eviction. most people in the country need to be e