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Time for a change?
WHY WE NEED A FAIR DEAL FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Tory MPs who have been suspended or quit over claims of bad behaviour
NO FAULT-EVICTIONS: PM MUST DELIVER ON HIS GOVERNMENT’S PROMISES
by danielbarker on 15 February, 2024
Responding to figures that show no-fault evictions spiked by almost a third last year, Liberal Democrat Housing spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
2 CommentsRishi Sunak’s failure to bring forward the ban on no-fault evictions is having devastating consequences for vulnerable families across the country.
No family should lose their home through no-fault of their own. Yet, under this Conservative government that is exactly what they are allowing to continue.
The Prime Minister needs to do something that does not come naturally to him, deliver on his government’s promises.
1. It is extremely disingenuous to refer to S21 as ‘a no fault eviction’, as (until recently) there is nearly always a fault. Often it’s rent arrears and landlords most often choose to use S21 over S8 as it’s cheaper and quicker. There’s little likelihood of ever recovering unpaid rent so why take the S8 route?
2. Politicians should look back to why S21 was introduced in the first place because banning it makes no sense whatsoever.
3. Many landlords are exiting the market due to a variety of reasons, including the ridiculous S24 tax regime, regulations that have got out of control, a court system which is not fit for purpose and….. the promised banning of S21. So this proposed legislation is actually causing much of the increased use of S21 !
4. With S21 tenants do not get a CCJ but they will if a landlord is forced to use S8. Therefore the loss of S21 will actually do way more harm than good to the people you claim to be protecting.
5. A rented house is indeed the home of the tenant but the asset belongs to the landlord and you seem to forget this. Why would landlords remain in the market when they do not have control of their asset?
5. In my 2 decades plus of being a landlord have I seen politicians make sensible decisions when it comes to housing. Rather than continue to bash the people that provide housing just get on and build the social properties. If that’s too difficult for you just stay well clear of the subject because you do not know what you are doing.
Good morning,
I can understand why you feel the way you do, that landlords are being bashed by politicians for something which is really not their fault, at least in many cases that is. The thrust of what Helen Morgan is saying on this subject is in criticism of Sunak and the Tories for not delivering on a promise they made to ban no fault evictions. The point that you make about how we should be getting on with building social properties, we agree with. In fact, our party policy is to do just that as follows:
A national target for building social homes, aiming for 150,000 a year by the end of the next parliament. With new powers for local authorities to build their own social and affordable housing.
kind regards,
Dan