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

Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 06/10/2020 - 12:36Sounds like that. As a landlord it gets better and possibly we will soon agree that we should have the U.S. style.

I personally, think the petition would be sensible if we could evict one month from when the rent was due.

7 days, 14 days or US style would be fine if we, the government and all others were sensible in that payment has to be made when due like all other debts.

Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 06/10/2020 - 12:34
Yes, Chris you are correct - I live in Surrey and I am a mad skier, love the snow. Hope that explains.
I am sure you all had seen that: https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/06/first-time-buyers-to-get-95-mortgages-in-boris-johnson-new-generation-buy-scheme-13379517/
So generation rent is going to be a generation BUY. I can imagine there will be another onslaught of landlords in order they sell, so the government can show they are doing something worthwhile! That petition will of course help them, however - reading Chris' post - I understand the logic/emotions behind signing. Please tell me I am wrong, please!

Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 06/10/2020 - 12:43
Thanks for letting me know, I thought it was 7 days.

Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 06/10/2020 - 12:05
I've posted twice that the petition should be withdrawn. However, far from being taken down, it's now up on the NRLA members forum attracting knee-jerk support.

Unbelievable.

Perhaps you, Ian, could put forward a sensible alternative petition that succinctly explains the problems caused by the protracted eviction process and asks for legislation to make it simpler and speedier.

Reply to the comment left by Ian Cognito at 06/10/2020 - 18:38
Hi Ian
I have added my hap'orth to the NRLA forum.

Tactically, now is not the time to be pushing petitions for landlord's interests to be debated in Parliament. We need to work behind the scenes with MPs and we also need to see what happens when furlough ends.

Bhattacharya's argument is plain wrong. Not paying rent never has been nor ever will be treated in law as "theft" and it is ludicrous to petition on that basis.

I can't see the Labour and Lib Dem MPs in areas with most signatures https://petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com/?petition=549258 being of much support!

3429 signed the petition yesterday and right now at the time of posting 4385.
I did not believe in signing the petition and have asked for it to be removed but now having listened to the podcast by Ranjan Bhattacharya and I believe he has a point although, I still believe the 14 day should be changed to a month. On the other hand, the petition is really fighting for our normal rights i.e. to be paid within a reasonable which to be given two weeks to pay for a service that is overdue is reasonable.
We as landlords, are being pushed around. What is wrong in starting an eviction when rent is two weeks overdue? It does not mean the tenant is thrown out at that point. It just means that the landlord has the right to evict the tenant at that point. A sensible landlord would investigate why the tenant has not paid on time and thereafter, decide if to evict the tenant immediately or to let it wait.
I think we landlords, have been kicked about so much that, we have forgotten what our normal rights should be, and to some extent feel that tenants are doing us a favour by paying rent on time.
I have decided to sign the petition and fight for our rights like so many other landlords who have signed up in such a short time. I think this tells the government, shelter and the like that we mean business and are ready to fight back. If enough landlords sign up, at this rate, the 10,000 mark should easily be reached well before the petition end date.
I believe, we must fight back as it is senseless just taking a whipping without doing anything about it. I now don’t see anything wrong with the petition as, all the negativity that has been said that will happen, will happen in any case so, I believe fighting back with such petitions which gathers momentum shows that we don’t just sit back and take it all.
For those that wish to watch the podcast, click on the link below:
https://www.succeedinproperty.com/blog/Act-Now-Sign-The-Petition
I don’t think all those that have signed are all stupid or being ridiculous but have signed as they believe they have a point to make

I would like to support this petition but it permits only UK landlords to do so. There can be no doubt that the present laws regarding evictions are totally unfit for purpose and remaining silent makes us all complicit. I am a non UK BTL landlord subject to every piece of biased legislation the UK government has seen fit to enact against me. I have suffered huge losses from a rogue tenant who took pleasure in forcing a very expensive eviction in the secure knowledge that she had every protection to remain in my unit for the 8 months she embezzled the rental. Not a cent has been repaid to me irrespective of the CCJ I fought so hard to get.
Why am I being discriminated against by my UK peers?

400 more signed the petition in less than 3 hours. I think all those that have not signed and had the same opinion as I did before today, should reconsider.

Sign up and fight for your rights and don't let the likes of Shelter get the better of us. We have to step up and be a fighting force

Reply to the comment left by Clint at 06/10/2020 - 22:24I've been looking on the internet and there are quite a lot of Property blogs carrying articles mentioning the petition.
One of them, Landlord Zone which is owned by Hamilton Fraser that also owns Landlord Action, even the NRLA, as you point out Clint..
Similar to this thread, there are some comments from landlords that don't agree, but many do ( as your figures ( and comments on various blogs ) point out.

Why 14 days arrears? Why not 10 days, or 7 days?

Hell, why not ONE day?

Would you lot still sign?