Michael Gove says landlords are ‘vital’ for a fair rental market

Michael Gove says landlords are ‘vital’ for a fair rental market

11:04 AM, 3rd July 2023, About 11 months ago 28

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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has praised independent landlords for their ‘vital’ role in the private rented sector (PRS).

He has written for the member magazine of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), and argues that landlords offer tenants more options, flexibility and value for money.

Mr Gove also outlines the Government’s plans to reform the sector with the Renters’ Reform Bill, which aims to balance the interests of landlords and tenants.

He says that both parties share a common stake in a property, which is not only an investment but also a home, a security and a haven.

Mr Gove writes: “It is vital that these relationships work for everyone, and that we strive to strike a balance for all.”

‘His recognition of the importance of individual landlords’

Responding to the article, Ben Beadle, the NRLA’s chief executive, said: “We welcome the Housing Secretary’s commitments, and his recognition of the importance of individual landlords.

“As he rightly notes, the Renters’ Reform Bill needs to work for responsible landlords every bit as much as tenants.

“Without this, it will serve only to exacerbate the rental housing shortage many tenants are now facing.”

He added: “The NRLA will continue to work closely with ministers to ensure the details of the Bill work for all.

“This includes campaigning for improvements to the courts system to ensure landlords are not left for months on end where they have a legitimate reason to repossess a property.”

Announced a series of reforms to improve the PRS

The Government has announced a series of reforms to improve the PRS and protect both landlords and tenants from unfair practices.

One of the key changes is to scrap Section 21 repossessions, which are also known as ‘no-fault’ evictions.

The Secretary of State said that this would ensure that tenants have more security and stability in their homes.

However, he also assured landlords that they would have ‘more comprehensive grounds’ to reclaim their properties if tenants breach their contracts or cause problems.

He added that the Government would use ‘digital platforms’ to make the court system faster and more efficient for dealing with legitimate eviction cases.

The Secretary of State expressed his commitment to work closely with the NRLA, the leading association for landlords in the UK, to ‘shape the sector for the good of landlords, and tenants, right across the country’.


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Gromit

17:26 PM, 4th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Mike231 at 04/07/2023 - 14:47
Gove is very clever, and like the rest of the Government (and opposition parties), is following the corporatist/WEF agenda. He's positioning himself for his future role, woebetide anyone that gets in his way or to hell with any one who suffers as a consequence.

Chris @ Possession Friend

17:28 PM, 4th July 2023, About 11 months ago

How is DOUBLING the amount of Rent a tenant owes, Before a landlord can legally take action FAIR, and protecting Landlords.

The RRB ONLY protects Rogue Tenants, and well everyone knows that.

Who does Gove think he's kidding ( apart from the NRLA )

Rerktyne

19:30 PM, 4th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Gromit at 04/07/2023 - 08:17Individual landlords are indeed valued by Gove: we are needed to take the parasitic tenants who don’t pay, are antisocial. If we could get them out then the councils would have to house them: they don’t want them anymore than we do. So he gives us a way to evict: it’s the equivalent of going from London to Brighton via Grimsby, Glasgow, Shetland, Kyiv, Paris, Cardiff and eventually Brighton. By then you might have just avoided bankruptcy!

Gromit

19:34 PM, 4th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Rerktyne at 04/07/2023 - 19:30
...which is why the Government will never put a rogue tenant database together.

Chris @ Possession Friend

19:41 PM, 4th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Gromit at 04/07/2023 - 19:34
That's right Gromit, but When landlords only rent to those with Guarantors, Post RRB, all the scumbags will be excluded and default to Local Authority, or the uninitiated landlords.

MoodyMolls

8:49 AM, 8th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Just had a tenant say they have mental health issues and are in
Breathing Space. Unable to evict while in this scheme for rent arrears. You can use S21 but it's a year tenancy and there is another six months togo.
Tenant protected landlord shafted.

So how will they deal with Breathing Space?

Dylan Morris

9:22 AM, 8th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Reply to the comment left by MoodyMolls at 08/07/2023 - 08:49Is this a brand new tenant ? Seems you may have been scammed with a breathing space coming so soon at the start of the tenancy. Luckily I haven’t been the victim of a breathing space (yet) but had a tenant in 2021 who I had to evict for arrears, paid the first two months rent and then nothing. I’d given a 12 months tenancy so had to go down the section 8 route. Hard lesson learnt. All my new tenancies are now for 6 months as it gives a much sooner option of using section 21. Can’t see any advantage in agreeing 12 months. (Tenant will just up and leave anyway within the 12 months if they want to).

Chris @ Possession Friend

12:45 PM, 8th July 2023, About 11 months ago

Tenant just saying they have Breathing space order isn't convincing, as you would have been notified about it formally as a Creditor.

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