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The London Renters Union has been slammed as a ‘rabble rousing group’ by the NRLA’s chief executive Ben Beadle after it protested outside the home of housing secretary Michael Gove.
On X/Twitter, the Union said: “We’re outside of Gove’s front door serving him a GIANT EVICTION NOTICE!
“Gove has shown more interest in protecting landlord profit than protecting families from homelessness.
“It’s time to kick the landlord lobby & their mates in government out!”
The event coincided with the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Renters (Reform) Bill.
Its statement continued: “While Gove lives rent-free in a £25 million grace-and-favour luxury home near Buckingham palace, 100,000s of people are being forced out of their homes from section 21.
“We’ve had enough of broken Tory promises.
“End section 21 now!”
The giant sign the protestors carried said:
“Eviction Notice: Dear Michael Gove,
“England’s 11 million renters need control back over their homes.
“It’s time to kick out the landlord lobby and put renters first.”
But Ben Beadle the National Residential Landlords Association hit back on X/Twitter: “I think Michael Gove has been trying to find a sensible solution that gives renters security and landlords confidence. Any other outcome will dramatically worsen the situation for renters.
“The reality is, #rentalreform will not resolve the substantive issue at play that these folk complain about: high rents and under supply of homes. New homes of all tenures and pro-growth tax measures will.
“The sooner rabble rousing groups that find it acceptable to drop in to MP’s homes realise that pragmatism and practical solutions must trump nonsense ideologies, the better.”
The Union put up another video of ‘Natasha’ who complained yesterday that people are being evicted by landlords using a ‘cruel’ section 21 notice.
She complains that tenants who can’t pay their rent are ‘slapped with a section 21 notice.’
Mr Beadle said: “I am sympathetic to the plight of #renters – but this issue is being conflated. The lady herself gives the example of not paying rent and being ‘slapped with a section 21’.
“So, ignoring the fact it is not a ‘no fault eviction’ and very much a ‘fault’ if you have arrears – the real issue complained about is unaffordability. This will only be resolved by:
– increasing housing supply of homes to rent, social and private
– pro-growth tax measures that encourage investors to remain and invest
– an annual uprating of LHA
“The reality is that abolishing section 21 will not help with any of this.”
One Landlord responded to the London Renters Union with: “Ending S21 now without court reform will see far more homeless than we currently have, you don’t seem to realise just how hot the fire you’re playing with is!”
And Cash Flow King said: “You want control then you save up and buy ur own homes. Without Landlords there will be 11 million homeless then you’ll have something to cry about.”
If you have an X/Twitter account, this is a video of the protest: https://twitter.com/i/status/1779811482542252175
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Dylan Morris
8:34 AM, 20th April 2024, About 2 weeks ago
Another rental flat sold yesterday……just the remaining two to go now.
howdidigethere
12:26 PM, 20th April 2024, About 2 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by moneymanager at 16/04/2024 - 11:15
Spot on
howdidigethere
12:29 PM, 20th April 2024, About 2 weeks ago
Welcome to the Western Bolshevik Revolution.
It won't end well, but they will deny they were the cause.
GlanACC
12:37 PM, 20th April 2024, About 2 weeks ago
At least Gove is having a go at the ridiculous leasehold charges and trying to cap them at £250. However the latest cash cow for new properties is you have to pay an escalating maintenance charge for the verges and surrounding area (a nice cop out for the council there). If you buy one of these new builds with this 'maintenance' charge you must be an idiot.
NewYorkie
16:44 PM, 20th April 2024, About 2 weeks ago
Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 20/04/2024 - 08:34
1 to go.
Darren Sullivan
17:22 PM, 20th April 2024, About 2 weeks ago
This is a case of the bad tenants screaming and shouting.
The ones that want to have a credit card system bought in by a Labour government. They want us landlords to be banks where we lend them a property not rent them and receive a fair price every month.
As long as they can default a few times but play catch up along with way it will be acceptable because of the cost of living crisis. The same crisis that affects everyone.
Another example of all parties wanting to punish landlords like Osbourne and the conservatives have done over the last few years. Let’s hope if Labour get in Rayner will be sacked and another minister who is less controversial comes in.
New governments do little in their first four years as they want another term it will be the second term when they really do more damage to us.
And of course not being responsible and paying your rent on time to them is us being cruel and all our fault! There are plenty of good tenants who do pay on time ! This is Labour pandering to the lazy.