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Landlords to get powers to evict anti-social tenants
9:56 AM, 27th March 2023, 3 years ago
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The government has unveiled plans to give landlords and housing associations the power to evict anti-social tenants who ruin their neighbours’ lives by being drunk and disorderly and persistently noisy.
The move follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge earlier this year to clamp down on anti-social behaviour and he says it be treated with the urgency it deserves.
The government says there will be a ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to all forms of anti-social behaviour and give the police and local authorities the tools they need to tackle the problem.
‘Undermines the basic right of people to feel safe’
Mr Sunak said: “Anti-social behaviour undermines the basic right of people to feel safe in the place they call home.
“The public have rightly had enough – which is why I am determined to restore people’s confidence that those responsible will be quickly and visibly punished.
“This action plan maps out how we will tackle this issue with the urgency it deserves and stamp out these crimes once and for all – so that wherever you live, you can feel safe in, and proud of your community.”
‘Anti-social tenants blight the lives of fellow renters’
The government announcement follows extensive campaigning by the National Residential Landlords’ Association (NRLA) and its chief executive, Ben Beadle, said: “Anti-social tenants blight the lives of fellow renters and their neighbours.
“Plans to end ‘no explanation’ repossessions risk making it harder to tackle such behaviour.”
He added: “Whilst we will study the detail of the government’s plans carefully, we welcome its commitment to strengthen the ability of landlords to evict unruly tenants.
“It follows extensive campaigning by the NRLA to ensure swift and effective action can be taken against those causing misery in their communities.
“The law must be on the side of the victims of anti-social behaviour, and we are glad that the Government agrees.”
Repossess a property because of a tenant’s anti-social or criminal behaviour
Polling by the NRLA has found that 50% of landlords have at some point attempted to repossess a property because of a tenant’s anti-social or criminal behaviour.
Of this group, 84% say they had received no help in tackling it from their local authority and 75% had no assistance from the police in dealing with anti-social tenants.
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Member Since October 2022 - Comments: 85
5:39 PM, 27th March 2023, About 3 years ago
What a waste of time this will be. There is already a huge backlog of cases before the courts, mostly the fault of the judges who much rather kick cases into the long grass than make a fair decision. (My Section 21, taken out in December 2022 has been knocked back to February 2024). Already many of the judges are heavily politicized. They will bend over backwards to keep landlords from evicting. Correct me if I’m wrong!!!
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5:49 PM, 27th March 2023, About 3 years ago
Clearly the return of the birch, or even name-and-shame on TikTok with Rwanda type rent-free accommodation in a Chinese educational facility, have been overlooked.
Member Since September 2018 - Comments: 3538 - Articles: 5
5:59 PM, 27th March 2023, About 3 years ago
not interested in social tenants – what about private tenants????
Ben who are you representing here?????
Member Since January 2022 - Comments: 68
11:17 PM, 27th March 2023, About 3 years ago
All waffle and no action as usual.
The main point is it’s a nightmare in time and trouble trying to gather all the evidence the authorities require to evict scum bags, and that’s just the start of a long drawn out expensive list of hurdles to get over. What process has the government ever truly helped speed up and sort out?.. Zilch!
It won’t change a thing, usual B.S. by Su nacky!
Member Since November 2022 - Comments: 120
1:06 AM, 28th March 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by TJP at 27/03/2023 – 17:39
“February 2024”? How is that possible?
Member Since May 2016 - Comments: 1576 - Articles: 16
10:14 AM, 28th March 2023, About 3 years ago
The worry is that it will be a ‘ paper- appeaser ‘
( toothless tiger ) for the removal of Sec 21
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10:54 AM, 28th March 2023, About 3 years ago
Quote from the Times: “Landlords will be able to evict tenants who are disruptive to neighbours, cause damage or fall behind on their rent within two weeks under government plans to tackle antisocial behaviour.”
That’s alright then. All our problems solved in one fell swoop. The spin doctors are having a field day.
Member Since November 2017 - Comments: 263
11:24 AM, 28th March 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Alexander Henry at 27/03/2023 – 12:58
I may be a cynic, but I would expect HMG to put a clause in making it the landlords legal responsibility to ensure their tenants are not antisocial.
Naturally that would be in place say 2 years before the legislation that would allow the eviction.
Member Since March 2022 - Comments: 365
11:56 AM, 28th March 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 28/03/2023 – 10:54
This two week thing is a piece of double speak. What it probably means is that you might be able to get tenants out two weeks after you have obtained a judgement against them that has taken a year to get and provided you can have bailiffs on standby.
Member Since March 2022 - Comments: 365
11:59 AM, 28th March 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Tim Rogers at 28/03/2023 – 11:24
With the obligatory £30,000 fine of course!