Labour abolishing Section 21 from day one?

Reply to the comment left by Cathie at 17/06/2024 - 21:47
No. No-fault evictions are defined in statute, so can only be removed by statute. So there will be no immediate change.

Reply to the comment left by Crouchender at 17/06/2024 - 22:07
If you mean the Renters (Reform) Bill, then I imagine that Labour will produce something similar. But even with a large majority, it will take time.

Even if the Commons rush it through, the Lords won't be in a hurry.

Reply to the comment left by JB at 17/06/2024 - 21:55
forget a price drop - whos going to even want to buy with a T in situ knowing the only reason why you are selling is because you can't get them out yourself as the current owner?

Didn't I hear that there was now call for a LL not being able to remove T unless the LL had actually lived in the property themselves beforehand?

If you bought the property as a B2L - that means you will NEVER be able to sell if you wanted!!!!! Surely there are VERY few LL's that lived in their rentals before letting?

Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 18/06/2024 - 09:22
I certainly didn't live in any of mine. Labour has said that even that even if you want to move back in it yourself, that should be discretionary. The best way to gauge what Labour will do may be to look at the amendments they wanted when the Tories were putting the RRB through parliament

Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 18/06/2024 - 09:22
That is also a prior notice ground. Current law means you had to tell the tenant that might happen before you let the property.

I would expect different provisions for new tenancies to existing ones at least for an interim of a couple of years.

Then when noone re let's their property the penny will drop, as lack of labour mobility drags the whole economy down

I surprised anyone is still hanging on to their properties when everything is against the landlord. Sell up, stick the money in funds and the government can deal with the rental market disaster that follows

There will be a large number of 'accidental landlords' who will fall foul of this and who will not be able to afford to pay their mortgage when their fixed deal comes to an end, and they are dragged in to Section 24 tax as their wages and rents go up, but tax thresholds remain static.
Once the mortgage companies start to call in their properties, they will also need to evict tenants to be able to sell them. If they are unable to do this, then BTL mortgages become much higher risk for them, and so mortgage rates will be forced up, and so the process will accelerate. This will not end well.

Reply to the comment left by David Houghton at 18/06/2024 - 09:42
I think you're too optimistic. Red Angela is vindictive and totally clueless.

Reply to the comment left by JB at 17/06/2024 - 11:43
The Housing Act 1988 is not what is known as an "enabling Act" and has no provisions within it to make primary or secondary legislation,

The Red Queen is a dangerous, uneducated, burdened mouthpiece with scant or no knowledge of Parliamentary scrutiny procedure.

Section 21 removal cannot be lawfully implemented on "day one".

Nevertheless, she has been spouting that it can for a long time now hoping that if she says it often enough it must be correct.

Make no mistake she is but one creature in a Marxist leaning Labour assemblage.

Be careful on where your ink falls on 4th July.

As mentioned on this platform mine will be as follows - NONE OF ABOVE CARPETBAGGERS.

Carchester

It would be nearly impossible for a law to be passed that would cover section 21 evictions retrospectively. It would simply end up in the supreme court, where the retrospective element would be struck down.