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by Mick Roberts
10:47 AM, 10th March 2022, About 2 years ago 40
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Shelter are doing webinars on: The Renters’ Reform Bill Q&A session is scheduled for 30 March 18:30 – 19:30 and will be run over Zoom Click here
Rebalancing the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords. By driving up standards, landlords will know what’s expected of them, and we hope that the new tenancies that are introduced when Section 21 is scrapped are really clear for both landlords and tenants.
The DSS Q&A session is scheduled for 27 April 18:30 – 19:30 and will be run over Zoom Click here
We have done lots of work with mortgage providers to remove ‘no DSS’ clauses and consequently, over 99% of providers now no longer have this clause. We’ve worked directly with the insurance industry, who have assured us that there are a whole range of insurance policies readily available and at a reasonable cost, to cover letting to a tenant who receives benefits.
Dear Shelter,
I’m the biggest Benefit Landlord in Nottingham, u do know about me, yet it’s completely baffling how you’ve still not picked up the phone to talk to see WHY we ain’t taking benefit tenants anymore.
U ain’t helping. We didn’t have these homeless problems pre-2015 before all the landlord attacks.
U supported Selective Licensing, and that’s been the biggest cause of homeless in Nottingham since the Queen took reign.
Landlords love Licensing for the income it brings, it’s given them a Licence to print money in extortionate rents. We have no competition, because of Govt and Councils and yourselves calling for more regulation.
Every Anti Landlord regulation the Govt & Councils & yourselves have called for, has cut supply & made it worse & more expensive for tenants, especially Benefit tenants. I used to love helping Benefit tenants. I no longer can because of all these policies.
Benefit tenants can’t afford these extortionate rents anymore which Landlords command, some because they have to, some because they think Screw u I’m charging more now, & some just because they can cause 50 working people queuing for every property – Benefit tenants don’t get a look in.
Ooh & some, because if u want New Build Standards, you gonna pay New Build rents.
You are too besotted by the minority bad landlords & areas that you are forgetting the massive majority that u don’t hear about that haven’t got a problem.
When this section 21 gets banned, u watch rents spiral upwards yet again. Councils won’t take tenants anymore when more Sections 8’s get issued cause that’s intentionally homeless.
U thought Landlords weren’t taking Benefit tenants cause of mortgage restrictions & insurance? And what’s happening now? Ooh, Landlords are still refusing Benefit tenants. Wake up Shelter, come & ask us why. Landlords are telling u all sorts of excuses, because u will prosecute them if u don’t like the answer.
Gees, u have no idea. I want to be your friend. People like me have been housing your clients for 25 years & you are pushing us away. U make it better for that one tenant that rings u, consequently u then make it worse for the next 1000 tenants with another anti-landlord ruling or reg.
Simple one for u, who does it help when the Judge chucks it out of court because the Landlord has no proof he gave a boiler certificate 6 years ago? And he’s had a new boiler since, so it’s a completely irrelevant certificate for the old boiler.
It helps that ONE tenant. But u know afterwards, when the Landlord has spent another £1000 on court fees & solicitors & he eventually gets his house back, he sells the ruddy thing & the next Landlord don’t take any less than perfect working tenant again & charges the earth.
You should be coming to ask us and saying Mick, what can we do for u that is going to make u not sell all your houses and what can we do to entice more landlords in as we in the crap here, our hostels are full too and not emptying.
We’re sorry we wanted all your 50-year-old houses to have New build standards, we didn’t realise that would result in impossible rents for benefit tenants.
Few extracts below & link herein
https://docs.google.com/document/d/111cUAfUbS8mdHI1uOoE_V3i6zRZnp1JJXjd4yQeTXXs/edit?usp=sharing
from pieces I & other Landlords have written on the issues u need to solve. Long I know. But work with us and rents will reduce.
I am emailing u privately these long bits.
Mick Roberts
Mick Roberts
12:38 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Andrew Kent at 11/03/2022 - 11:20
Ooh Yes, I could do that on the lot, but I ask Where are the tenants gonna' live? Pre Anti Landlord 2015, they could find somewhere up the road for same price. If I give notice now, they in homeless hostel in Nottingham for 4 years before they go back in another Private rented-Saying that, in 4 years time, even less Landlords will take them.
No, I can't ask a good tenant to leave who's done nothing wrong when it's been their home for 25 years. Although flipping that, I can't go on forever.
Mick Roberts
12:40 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by JB at 11/03/2022 - 11:58
Yes many will do that, ask current tenants to leave cause don't know if will ever get house back.
Seething Landlord
13:12 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Rod at 11/03/2022 - 09:57
I have read the papers sent to MPs and Ministers which I think set out the arguments in favour of retaining a modified version of S21 extremely well. However, I do not understand how removing the availability of S21 for rent arrears would work, as the essence of S21 is that no grounds are specified.
Smiffy
13:26 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
How will removal of S21 affect lending agreements? The ability for a mortgage provider to obtain vacant possession in the event of a defaulting landlord, will now be gone.
Will lenders withdraw from the market or hike rates?
Will existing lenders look to revise their terms?
Mick Roberts
14:06 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Smiffy at 11/03/2022 - 13:26
Yes good point. I'm sure that will be covered, but I'm sure process will be even longer for them, so as u say higher rates, more risk.
Monty Bodkin
15:11 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Smiffy at 11/03/2022 - 13:26They'll use Section 8 ground 2 -Repossession by lender.
Chris @ Possession Friend
15:12 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Tenants need to wake up to the Damage that their so-called campaigning bodies are doing, ......
As much as Landlords need to wake up to the harm the NRLA are doing to the Private rented sector. !
JB
15:17 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 11/03/2022 - 15:12
Absolutely.
Every time a landlord is kicked the tenant is kicked harder.
Mick Roberts
15:19 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 11/03/2022 - 15:12
Yes, these tenants jump for joy when they hear an Anti Landlord measure, not knowing when Corbyn shouted for Rent Holiday, that thousands more Landlords said Screw this, I'm selling. Less supply, higher rents.
Smiffy
16:55 PM, 11th March 2022, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 11/03/2022 - 15:11
Ah Yes, I need to read S8 a bit closer!
Already decided that if S21 gets removed, I'll not be re-letting any of mine as they come vacant.
AirBNB is an option where I am and potentially a lot less hassle. Even with every other week void, it will be more profitable.