Angela Rayner wants to ‘work in partnership’ with PRS landlords

Sends the wrong message exactly. Condoning people to live without paying bills ....erm is that the sort of society this government wants ? Why not tell the tenant to not pay the gas/electric/water bills as well ?

𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐛’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐑𝐒
Nobody should live in a home full of mould. However, tenants can help themselves by airing their homes properly, heating their homes properly and cleaning mould whenever it is first noticed. The blame culture doesn’t really help. Tenants need to start acting like adults.

Bad landlords need to be prosecuted. The law already provides the means to deal with bad landlords.

Government needs to ensure energy costs are low enough that people can afford to heat their homes properly.

Ever more insulation can have a damaging effect on properties. Any EPC ‘improvements’ must be sympathetic with the building’s design. As we trend towards net zero, having solar panels should be less attractive as energy will be increasingly ‘green’.

𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬’ 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲’
It’s more of an EU or WEF housing emergency. By far, the greatest cause of homelessness is mass migration. Fact. The Tories were given the opportunity to protect our borders with the Brexit vote. They chose not to do so. Labour are choosing not to do so.

𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
NOTHING in the Renters Right Bill and NOTHING that any Labour MP has said gives landlords any confidence whatsoever in the PRS. Every single line of the RRB only serves to increase costs and risks for landlords. Costs and risks that must be funded by tenants in the form of even higher rents. Higher rents bring greater risk. Greater risk brings high rents. And repeat.

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫
Talk to me. On TV if you prefer. I’ll explain in plain English, why your policies are bad for the very tenants you claim to help.

You are not the tenants’ messiah…

and here we have it -- ''“Because we cannot build at any cost. These new homes must be warm, secure and most importantly safe.” -- the get out clause.

How two faced can you be? Well AR shows you.

Where is the security for the LL with a periodic tenancy? The costs of advertising and bringing in a new tenant are about 2k, forget about the time involved.

Is this a fair and level playing field?

I can only think as the costs and risks go up so too will the rent. Consequences of bad systems and both LL and tenants will pay

I think you will be looking over a year .
The system worked like this for my last section 8 .
Serve Notice,
Tenant sends Paperwork back Return to sender.
Initial Hearing , No tenant attending
More paperwork sent out Returned saying he was dead.
2nd Hearing No tenant attending
Possession Notice issued 6 weeks (think over Christmas)
Tenant not left ,
Apply for Bailiffs
Tenant Receives Bundle advising Eviction Date
Bundle includes Document advising Tenant to Give it a Go it wont cost you a penny , Call Solicitors . To stop Eviction.
Solicitor takes Statement from Tenant to form Defence (I don`t think there was any necessity to obtain an honest statement . (I believe it was over the Phone)
Legal Aid Solicitors appear to have Guidelines of tactics to stop /Delay evictions which include alleging Repairs ,getting the Council to do a HSSR inspection to find a reason for non payment of rent.
Next Court date 20 Minutes Nothing Discussed arrange date for another Hearing in the future
six months wait for Court hearing of over the Phone 6 weeks
Morning of hearing contacted by Defence Solicitor advising not followed full Protocol on initial Form hence liable for costs , (The Form had been seen and accepted by 3 Judges by this time . )
Agree to suspended Possession Tenant agrees to pay rent plus amount of arrears .
Tenant does not Pay
Back to Court
Apply for Bailiffs
On Day of eviction Citizens advise contact court With Breathing Space
Tenant still not paying
8 weeks later out of breathing space apply for Bailiff's again
another 8 weeks get Bailiffs again .
Take Possession of Property .
Rent arrears by this time approx. £16000
Plus Costs and time

If the government wishes to work with landlords, start by discarding the Renters (Reform) Bill and start again, this time building a new bill in consultation with landlords.

Reply to the comment left by Northernpleb at 23/09/2024 - 11:45
This echoes my experience, and no doubt that of many others. Generally now nearly 2 years to get an eviction for a misbehaving tenant.
Never again will I take a tenant who qualifies for legal aid.

𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬’ 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲’
It could be argued that this is an EU or WEF inspired ‘housing emergency’

Open borders have allowed unprecedented, mass migration. The Tories could have secured our borders but chose not to. Labour are choosing not to.

Mass migration is, without a shadow of a doubt, the number one cause of homelessness in the UK.

Why darent they say it? What are they afraid of? What are they hiding from us?

The Tories housing crisis is more of an EU or WEF housing crisis.
The EU’s open borders policy has allowed (encouraged) mass migration. This is the number one cause of homelessness in the U.K.
The people gave the government the power to secure our borders when they voted for Brexit. The Conservatives chose not to. Labour are choosing not to.

Reply to the comment left by TheMaluka at 23/09/2024 - 11:46
Labour don’t want to work with landlords. They want to work with their sock puppets at the NRLA.