Generation Rent demands eviction records and rent data in landlord database

Generation Rent demands eviction records and rent data in landlord database

10:14 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago 25

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Generation Rent is calling for the new private rented sector database to include records of any previous eviction notices issued by landlords.

The tenant group claims the database should include when a landlord has served a Section 8 eviction notice, which Generation Rent argues could be open to exploitation.

Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, all landlords will need to sign up for the database, which will include information about their properties that tenants can access

If a landlord lets or advertises a property without it first being registered on the database, they can be issued with a civil penalty of up to £7,000 or a £40,000 fine if they provide fraudulent information to the database.

Landlords exploiting Section 8 grounds

Generation Rent argues that allowing the database to include previous eviction notices would prevent landlords from exploiting Section 8 grounds to evict tenants unfairly.

The tenant group claim the updated eviction grounds in the Renters’ Rights Bill are open to exploitation by landlords.

The group says: “‘In particular, landlord need’ evictions, ground 1 (where the landlord intends to move themselves or a close family member into the home) and ground 1a (where the landlord intends to sell the property), are especially open to exploitation, and could be used effectively as loopholes to conveniently evict sitting tenants and increase the rent if the no-let period cannot be monitored and enforced.”

However, the group claims that by allowing previous eviction notices on the database, renters would be able to identify cases where landlords have breached the conditions of a Section 8 eviction.

Actual rents being charged to tenants

Generation Rent also demands the database include mandatory entries for actual rents charged.

The tenant group claim this would help because: “This would mean that the rent tribunal, which the government is relying on to keep rents fair after the bill comes into law, would know the actual rents being charged to tenants, not just the advertised market rents, which are often higher than what landlords eventually rent the homes for.”

Other demands include providing relevant enforcement actions against landlords, such as penalties for failing to legally license a property or for renting out overcrowded homes.

The group also wants information about disabled access and disability features included in the database to help disabled renters in choosing a home.


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Des Taylor & Phil Turtle, Landlord Licensing & Defence

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10:26 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

This could be a brilliant start to a rogue tenant database as Landlords must insist it has to log the names of the tenants and the reason they were evicted!

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10:32 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

Could JUST ABOUT (though barely) be understandable for s.21, but s.8 with not only a legal and cited reason, but a necessary Hearing to grant Possession…? Not sure why that’s in any way necessary.

Judith Wordsworth

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10:33 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Des Taylor & Phil Turtle, Landlord Licensing & Defence at 21/05/2025 - 10:26
Actually you might be right, lol.

Shame most evictions were under s21 though.

Should also include dates of CCJs sought; amounts of monies claimed and certificates of satisfaction not given;

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10:42 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Des Taylor & Phil Turtle, Landlord Licensing & Defence at 21/05/2025 - 10:26
Exactly my first thoughts. Good tenants (and GR) should welcome the addition of bad tenants’ names on the database. It will make finding a home so much easier for them.

Just the facts. Ground for eviction and the amount of money owed but not paid and the NI number of the bad offending tenant. Future landlords could search by NI number.

Obviously, tenants’ details not required if they are evicted using one of the ‘no fault’ grounds under Section 8.

Dylan Morris

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11:00 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

It’s fine by me. There is so much tenant demand which is going to go through the roof that anybody looking to rent won’t give a toss. It’s not that tenants will have any choice who to rent from, they’ll be grateful for anything. Generation Rent seems to think tenants hold all the cards 😂

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11:30 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

Well, well, well...

If GR want the database to hold the info as to WHY a possession order was sought then by default all the reasons listed on the notice must be made public. No doubt any tenant name info will be redacted, but the concept of this info being in the public domain doesn't scare me.

In fact, I'd be quite happy to list all the reasons why I have sought AND BEEN GRANTED possession.

If a potential tenant sees that I go hard on rent defaulters/breaches of tenancy then many tenants will avoid/think twice before applying for a property in the first place.

It of course also makes for a very easy understanding as to the reasons why possession notices by LL's are sought. The idea this is all down to rouge landlords getting rid of perfect tenants will blow that accusation straight out of the water!

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11:45 AM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

Lets face it every “victory” for Generation rent will result in less rental properties being available for the tenants they claim to support. Generation rent seem to be founded on the politics of envy. I haven’t got it, so why should you have it? I wonder how many of the GR bosses are actually landlords and have adopted all their proposed policies for their tenants. Perhaps they could let us know where they are running this social utopia other than in their imaginations. Socialism is popular with people who don’t have assets but they soon become capitalists once they have some.

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12:24 PM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

Give this message a like if you would NOT rent to Dan Wilson Craw

Northampton Landlord

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12:45 PM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

GR need to protect good tenants. They need to buy more lottery tickets as they have never met a bad tenant.

Today we are mucking out a flat after a couple have vacated (apologies my parents were farmers).
The first two years were perfect. Year three nothing but trouble from the tenants being harassed for being gay and rent arrears. Which we have written off.

I have helped my former tenants to move to another town where nobody knows them.
A fresh start.

Councillor, agony aunt, hang on, this was not in the job description.

GR are just some middle class do gooders who have never had to deal with any real people. Who pays their wages?

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12:49 PM, 21st May 2025, About 2 months ago

All this would do is ensure that no landlord ever offers a discount to a struggling tenant as it will be held against them.

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