Homelessness crisis looms as councils struggle with demand

Reply to the comment left by northern landlord at 25/08/2023 - 15:43
Good point on the disincentive to not hang around in the PRS. I was going to sell one a year - max out the CGT-
That virtually makes no difference now . All 3 left will be served S21before that route disappears in September. . The rent guarantee will cover me if they stop paying. I’ll take the risk on selling for less if prices keep dropping at the staggering 1.9 % a year. Lol. Who cares - it’s peanuts compared to what you could lose by staying in the highest vilified‘Business’ in the UK. . The 4th is in the system but stuck in the court process and it’s there as the tenant asked me to evict them!! Therefore S 21 was the only route. It’s not my first one either. My only concern is 3 years ago I discussed with tenants about upgrading their property to get anEPC of C . TNT’s of 19 years. All agreeable .they opted to move out rather than stay or go temp accommodation, as work was going to be intrusive. They moved miles from their family including grandchildren. He had a heart attack. I still regret trying todo the right thing planning for the EPC and possibly ruining theirs lives. Yes maybe I am in the wrong business. But humanitarian factors can still be applied and can be. The government and shelter etc caused this and they are now leaving me no option but to evict 3 mote families as I cannot deal with this stress anymore as a landlord. It’s not worth my health,

Reply to the comment left by dismayed landlord at 25/08/2023 - 16:53The Government and 'Shelter No One' have caused this and WE get vilified

Fast forward the clock 2 - 3 years, God only knows how many more tenants have been evicted and the properties sold off to owner occupiers ( wont be landlords buying them as the interest payable is more than the already sky high rent ). Net migration continues at 600k + p/a. How can any government begin solving this catastrophe ? I'm not exajurating here when say all I can see is mass overcrowding and subletting , budget hotels and hostels full to the brim with families while single people and couples of all ages having no choice but to move back in with parents. Meanwhile , the few remaining mortgage free landlords are making an absolute mint out of their cherry picked / gratefull tenants and Polly has just had a big pay rise now she's managed to outlaw Section 21. Am I wildly out with this vision or could it be about right ?

Reply to the comment left by AT at 25/08/2023 - 15:32Totally agree with you here but for one thing, basically calling the government's policies utterly stupid!...far too generous, I would say utterly MORONIC.
Those bunch of clowns have decimated the housing market and the prs, they have made so many tenants homeless and have landlords running scared for the hills as they beeld us all dry via huge tax grabs.
The PRS was not perfect for landlords or tenants, but to constantly hammer one side does no one any good, in the long run, we all lose out.
As with everything in life there has to be a good balance to create harmony, a few little tweaks with common sense policies fair to both sides would have created that scenario. But no as usual the nanny state interferes with everything, barging in like a dumb bull in a china shop and wrecking it for everyone.
Not one ounce of common sense in all of the clowns in Westminster.
This county is going down the drain in every department now.

In my opinion, landlord bashing and uncontrolled immigration which have contributed to insufficient, expensive housing on top of lockdowns and a cost of living crisis will precipitate more mental health problems, delinquent children and almost certainly civil unrest. I don't think either political party have the brains to sort it out.

Reply to the comment left by JB at 25/08/2023 - 16:29
Yes JB,
My notes on this:

We've had this problem with Licensing.
Tenant very happy, moved in 20 years ago with 1 kid. Now 4 kids in 3 bed house & now overcrowding with size of one of the bedrooms. I kid u not, Nottingham Council Selective Licensing said we have to give them notice as room too small. But we have 18 months to kick them out. I asked Homeless what they would do when tenant comes down, they said We gonna' ring u back up Mick, see if u got any houses for her cause we han't.

I deliberately put on the Licensing application forms BEDROOM TOO SMALL as per latest room sizes regs. Licensing send tenant a letter as per Legal obligations, but say If we don't hear from u within 7 days, we not pursue this further.

Reply to the comment left by Bristol Landlord at 25/08/2023 - 00:53
Spot on.

This supposed Conservative is nothing short of PATHETIC!
You'd think a total group of morons where in charge. Oh wait..............

Reply to the comment left by john thompson at 25/08/2023 - 21:56
There's no situation that Government interference can't turn in to a catastrophe!

Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 26/08/2023 - 07:22
Which Ground for eviction under the Renter Reform Bill is to be used if room size is too small or in the future if a property isn't EPC"C"?

Reply to the comment left by Gromit at 26/08/2023 - 08:13
"There's no situation that Government interference can't turn in to a catastrophe!"

What gets me every time is, how could the intelligent people in government not have seen the housing crisis coming. They probably did and it wasn't a priority for them? What is classified as a priority to them? Fighting wars in other countries?

We are all providing a service in the PRS, I actually feel sad that they eroded our trust, rather than pushing us towards incorporation, there should have been more benefits giving to PRS to continue to be the backbone in providing shelter / housing for people who can't buy or don't want to. Yes, I / we welcome eicr etc.