Labour: Landlords can’t evict tenants if it makes them worse off

Surely the government needs to appreciate who ow s the property. It's not theirs to control, they didn't pay for it, surely this level of control can be legally challenged. People rely on properties as a pension plan. No one wants this level of uncertainty by dictators.

The result of this policy will be landlords selling whenever properties become vacant or switch to STR.

Far fewer private rental properties will mean far greater demand for the empty social housing homes that Labour must have up their sleeves.

And of course, not all landlords are going to sit back and take the pain that Labour (and the Tories before them) are wholly responsible for.

Reply to the comment left by JamesB at 05/08/2024 - 15:15
I look at applicants and my first thought is now ...is this they type of tenant who will stick to the contract, and will play ball so I can avoid going to court to get possession?

Do they have the capacity to understand how damaging a bad reference can be, a rent debt etc and possible CCJ can be to their future?

As paying the rent is not seen these days by everyone as a mandatory nor contractual liability, it seems LL's have to look past this and determine the potential for getting money owed by subsequent legal means instead.

Total lunacy!

Reply to the comment left by Derek Chekansky at 05/08/2024 - 18:20
I will happily stand up in court if it came to it and ask the judge at what point does the decision regarding the sale of a privately owned property become any concern of the state when full and proper legal notice has been given to the occupier in abeyance with the law of the land itself?

Reply to the comment left by Frank Jennings at 05/08/2024 - 10:32
Yup, that's the plan.
To read the real manifesto, just get a copy of Mr Schwab's The Great Reset

Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 05/08/2024 - 18:38
Well it's not very well known, but even though you paid for your property, all UK land/property is owned by the crown. This is how they can produce compulsory purchase orders if the govenment want to build a motorway/railway or expand an airport, or any other thing they want to build on your house/land. Basically it's not yours! It's all property of the Crown, and you have the use of it, until they decide they want it. Then they can choose how much they want to give you (half price is common) as compensation and recompense. It's all written in law and the courts support it, and you can't fight it. Look at the victims of the HS2 fiasco if you don't believe me.
So the govenment knows all this and has the attitude that you are the problem, because you are stopping people owning their own homes. If they can clip your wings, and take all the incentives away from you, and tax you extra above and beyond what is fair, they feel they are doing the right thing to discourage LL's from profiteering from other poor peoples difficulties/misery. As it's not your property but the crowns anyway, it's a small step to take it from you in all but name. This is the future, and it's designed to destroy the PRS.
The govenment and civil servants all hate the PRS, and hate LL's. They will privatise housing in their final act to ensure they have control over all housing costs and prices and ensure people can be secure in their homes, even if they rent them. Finally their attitude is LL's are a very bad thing, and you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out, but the warning sirens have been sounding out for decades now of the end of the PRS. Bail out while you can, as soon as you can has been good advice so far.

Labour are killing an already dying PRS, how they can possibly say they are working in the interests of the people is beyond belief. Are people truly that gullible that they think this will not reduce the availability of rentable houses and increase rents as a result?

This is not good for landlords or tenants alike 🤦‍♂️

Labour governments tactic is so threatening i have a property right now, but im not willing to put on rent anymore.
Why should we be responsible for the care duty that the government should be doing.
Someone with cancer no longer can pay rent, we have wait until that person dies that can take next 4 years. why dont government build more homes to balance out the demand and supply and support people who can't afford to rent.
Those renters who are happy will findout soon that how badly they going to suffer due to higher rents, more checks and asp those on benefits. People will sell their houses and people are selling right now.
Why labour came to power anyway for, if you can help people who are homeless.
Im planning to change it to bnb.
Or will need a grantor backed up.

Reply to the comment left by Disillusioned Landlord at 06/08/2024 - 02:47
Labour are killing the PRS in broad daylight.
They are desperate to go back to the days of protected tenants only this time it would be worse because there is already far more compliance to deal with than there was pre 1988 housing act.
With an ever increasing homeless problem and Councils unable to house people why then do Labour (like turkeys voting for Christmas) think that killing off the PRS is a good thing.??

This government is as much in touch with reality as Marie Antoinette.