Allow Landlords to evict tenants where there are 14 days rent arrears

Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 02/10/2020 - 15:09
And I'm assuming he isn't recommending that UC claimants who don't pay their rent should be prosecuted for benefit fraud.

Sign the death warrant for landlords, it 100,000 and we kill the sector, think people bad idea 💡
We should reduce our rent enmasse, stick it to our lenders, we can be the financial hero's of the crisis and put more money back in our tenants pockets and kick start an economy.
I'm sick of people having to rely on government programmes, we can be our own bankers #BigSociety

Reply to the comment left by at 05/10/2020 - 02:10
This article is lurching from one ridiculous extreme to the opposite ridiiculous extreme, which I suppose reflects the broad range of opinions and circumstances of those who let out property. Is it any wonder the NRLA are criticised for not representing landlords satisfactorily when we're such a mixed bunch? Despite public perception of us all as heartless millionaire fat cats exploiting the oppressed labouring masses, in fact many landlords are not financially in a position to follow your advice and slash rents even if they were prepared to trash their credit ratings by reneging on their own commitments to their lenders. If your suggestion were to be adopted, far from rendering us heroes in the sight of those blinkered bigots who hate us on principle, it would merely cement in their minds the view that we have been overcharging our tenants all along and therefore there is no justification for rents ever returning to former levels - levels which we know in reality give only modest rewards for all the work involved in providing and maintaining habitable, compliant accommodation.

Reply to the comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 05/10/2020 - 07:42
Well said.

Reply to the comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 05/10/2020 - 07:42
Very well said.

U say it exactly Chris. And that's what's happening, Landlords being super selective on next tenant. So much so, my lot can't get anywhere. I've got great tenants at moment, 99% of 'em. But I wish to slow down one day, sell some houses, cut my admin time down. But at moment, there doesn't seem to be an end as my tenants can't get anywhere.

If they did let us get property back QUICKLY if tenant naughty, we'd have loads more landlords buying loads more houses & dare I say it Some Landlords would take virtually anyone, give most people a chance cause the Landlord/Landlady would know if a problem, they'd get their house back quick. As it is, Landlords don't take a chance now.
I'd give anyone a house years ago, not now.
And about 7 years ago, if my tenants wanted to move to a different area where I didn't have anywhere, they'd find somewhere within a few weeks. Or if they wasn't happy with me or one of my builders taking too long, they'd be off. They got no choice now. Have to stop somewhere they'd rather not, no choice for them. That's the 2020 consequences of the Govt & Council's actions to keep being anti Landlord. Hurt the Landlord, u hurt the tenant.

Be nice to know if in Australia, tenants can find houses easily cause Landlords don't mind taking anyone.

For some that's opposing 14 days rent arrears, it's a start, an exaggeration, as the current system clearly isn't working. Things have to be changed, cause as it is, Landlords in the know are packing up, which hurts tenants.

I have to agree with the feeling of many that 14 days is not long enough and will merely provide ammunition for us to be sniped at by all and sundry.
We need to suggest a reasonable set of rules which is fair to both sides, emphasise the help that many landlords are already giving to their tenants at their own expense with no thought from the government about the injustice of the current situation and , as Mick says, point out the inevitable consequences for the most vulnerable in our society.

Sorry guys but I will not be signing.

Ranjan Bhattacharya may run successful seminars for property investors but this petition displays astonishing naiveté. With tens of thousands of tenants in rent arrears and tens of thousands more about to be be made redundant, now is the worst time politically to be calling for this. At best Bhattacharya will achieve absolutely nothing. At worst his petition will energise opponents of landlords and their supporters in Parliament. So when Sunak gives landlords another kicking (complete withdrawal of mortgage interest relief perhaps!) in the next Budget the few MPs who might have fought our corner will not speak out.

I would love to have an Australian style system but Australia is not an over-crowded cold and damp island with a shortage of housing stock. Landlords needs to be smart and play a long game. Stunts like this petition won't work.

I shall now sit back and wait for opprobrium to fall on my head.

Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 06/10/2020 - 10:10
You are in the majority. Zero thought behind this petition!

Perhaps if the two weeks was changed to 1 month, it would be more sensible.
Amazingly, there are at this present moment 3,429 signatures