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15:22 PM, 8th June 2023, About 11 months ago 86
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The Renters Reform Coalition is encouraging tenants across England to contact their MPs to support the Renters’ Reform Bill.
The coalition, which includes housing sector organisations, charities, and partners like Big Issue, aims to bolster tenants’ rights and bring about ‘meaningful change’ in the rental market.
To garner support, tenants are encouraged to email their MPs, requesting their attendance at the Bill’s second reading.
According to Shelter’s Polly Neate, the coalition has recommended several amendments to the Bill to fortify tenants’ rights and ensure the legislation possesses the ‘teeth needed for real change’.
And part of the call includes having landlords pay the tenant TWO MONTHS rent to find somewhere new to live AND move home.
The coalition is also calling for the imposition of a one-year ban on re-letting a property after a landlord uses a no-fault eviction – rather than the planned three-month ban.
Introduced last month, the renter reforms seek to abolish section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions so landlords cannot possess a property without providing a reason.
The Bill also aims to grant tenants more power to own pets and enhance the quality of privately rented homes.
However, the coalition proposes that judges should have full discretion to determine whether an eviction is justified.
They also recommend instituting a cap on in-tenancy rent increases, tied to the lower of inflation or wage growth, to prevent rent increases being used as a covert eviction tactic.
Landlords and letting agents might also be surprised at the demand from Generation Rent that a landlord pays their tenant two months’ rent to help them find a new place to live and move home.
And the groups says that landlords who want to sell will have to list the property for sale with a sitting tenant for six months before seeking an eviction.
As part of the campaign to get support, Shelter has launched a campaign for 5,000 supporters to email their MP and urge them to turn up for the Bill’s second reading.
The charity’s campaign page states: ‘By contacting your MP, you’re showing them just how important this bill is to you.
‘As their constituent, you have their ear, so adding your own story about why renting must be fixed will make your email even more powerful.
‘We need as many MPs as possible to turn up to the debate and demand for it to be focused on renters’ rights and as strong as possible.’
On Twitter, Ms Neate said: “This is not the time to relax on reform of private renting.
“There’s real danger of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill that could undermine benefits of ending no-fault evictions.”
Along with improved tenant protections, the coalition is also calling for an extended eviction notice period of four months instead of the current proposal of two months.
It also suggests shielding renters from section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions during the first two years of a tenancy, as opposed to the proposed six months.
According to the coalition, these changes would offer a significant improvement over the existing system.
John
14:35 PM, 14th June 2023, About 11 months ago
Reply to the comment left by James Watkins at 14/06/2023 - 13:46
You appear to have had some bad experiences with Landlords in the past.
If you had rented through me you would feel differently.
Choose your landlord more carefully next time.
I wish you well in your search for your own property but beware they can be a perpetual drain on your wallet.
Gary Dully
12:57 PM, 20th June 2023, About 11 months ago
The day I become a rape victim of a tenant, will be my last day as a residential landlord and that cannot happen quickly enough.
The persons coming up with this idea can give the homeless tenants directions to the food bank and tent shop, because I’m past giving a sh#t.
I ain’t no housing charities hate speech victim, (they used to persecute people), now I know how Donald Trump feels.
SimonP
18:12 PM, 22nd June 2023, About 11 months ago
Reply to the comment left by John MacAlevey at 08/06/2023 - 10:41
"Fiends". Was that a Freudian slip? LOL
Bruce Haagensen
21:30 PM, 22nd June 2023, About 11 months ago
She is getting the turkeys to vote for Xmas as landlords sell up and properties become scarce and rents go up. We are already seeing tenants offering more than advertised price to secure properties.
Wonder who all these homeless tenants will vote for at next election as red and blues have created the problem.
Homer
11:38 AM, 26th June 2023, About 11 months ago
Reply to the comment left by Crossed_Swords at 08/06/2023 - 08:55
Have you thought of the L who says he wants T out because, he says, he wants to sell-up, move in himself etc?
John ferrier
7:25 AM, 7th July 2023, About 10 months ago
Another nail in the coffin for BLT a lot of it does not affect me as soon as I have an empty property I put it up for sale who in there right mind would want to be a BTL landlord anymore.
Just for the record john bird and the rest of your so minded cronies it cost more for a homeless person to stay in one of your so called hostels for a month than it does to stay in your average 1 bedroom flat. And the luxury for you is if they don’t have the money that night you don’t let them in we’re is all the homeless peoples rights in your hostel
I think what I will do
I will turn all my flats it homeless shelters get shit loads of grants don’t pay capital gains when I sell charge £18 a night like your self I could get 8 in a 2 bed apartment not a bad set up
John ferrier
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