Give small landlords a break?

Hello, I rent out one property, and a significant number of other landlords do the same. The rental from this property is my only income since I am retired.

It was an investment, but it also provided a home for somebody else which is more than you can say of most investments.

It has always rented because it is in the centre of London and people there are not necessarily long term so they don’t want to buy.

Under current regulations, it has to be kept to a higher standard than my own home can be. I have always been able to evict a tenant if they don’t pay their rent or cause a ‘nuisance’ before now.

If the Renters’ Rights Bill goes through I will have to go through the courts to evict and the courts are already clogged up. Also, it will be hugely expensive.

I can sell and buy another property for rental abroad, but this leaves the private rental market in the UK, which is in huge demand, losing their stock.

I think the landlords the Government seeks to target are people with multiple properties given over to ‘social housing’ which are not well maintained.

The Bill is far too wide-spread. Not all small landlords are ‘slum’ landlords!

Who understands that?

Thank you,

Rachel