Section 21 ban risks hurting tenants

Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 15/04/2019 - 11:03
As I said in the other thread, Judith. I don't think there is such a (legal) 'thing' as a temporary tenancy. Six months is the legal minimum AFAIK.

Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 15/04/2019 - 11:04
RSLs have very different rules to PRS.

“Housing Secretary James Brokenshire said that evidence showed so-called Section 21 evictions were one of the biggest causes of family homelessness.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47927706

There is no such evidence. It is a lie repeatedly made on TV by the new management of Shelter, which contradicts the research of the “charity” itself

https://www.property118.com/shelters-website-says-section-21-not-cause-homelessness/

However, Shelter has not maintained the security of the page which contradicts its management so you might get a security warning if you click on the link in the above article. The revealing page is here: https://m.england.shelter.org.uk/campaigns_/why_we_campaign/tackling_homelessness/What_causes_homelessness

James Brokenshire, the communities secretary, said that the change would allow tenants to put down roots. “Everyone has a right to the opportunities they need to build a better life. For many, this means having the security and stability to make a place truly feel like home without the fear of being evicted at a moment’s notice,” he said.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-fault-evictions-to-be-abolished-in-radical-anti-homelessness-plan-9wm0nb7wl

(This article has the amusing headline: “No-fault evictions will be scrapped in radical move to protect tenants” No, what it will protect them from is finding somewhere to rent.)

If the Secretary of State for housing can lie publicly about the operation of Section 21 then there is no hope for reasoned discussion in the so-called consultation.

Joe Speye is a commentator on social housing . Below are some of his opinions on the abolition of S 21:

“The proposed banning of no fault evictions only shows no sane rational person would put @Conservatives or @Shelter or @genrentuk in charge of #housing policy for a Wendy House!” https://twitter.com/SpeyeJoe/status/1117752376587358210?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

“Ban no-fault evictions? It means: (a) increased homelessness (b) increased domestic violence (c) increased rents (d) more NO DSS (e) lot of EVERY renter is WORSE (f) huge increase in LA homeless cost.”

https://twitter.com/SpeyeJoe/status/1117745762774016001?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

“Yet today we see Polly Neate the chief executive of Shelter and previously chief executive of Women’s Aid lauding the proposed removal of the no fault eviction on mainstream TV, radio and across social media when the policy will see more homeless on the streets and more women having to suffer domestic violence and abuse because there is nowhere they can flee to that is available! ”

https://speyejoe2.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/ban-no-fault-evictions-why-this-is-dangerously-worse-for-all-renters/

Everything within the governments 'Bashing Landlords' policy is purely about gaining perceived votes. There can be no other reasons, as had anything been correctly researched or understood in the real world of lettings, then none of these 'make the housing crisis worse' polices would be occurring in the first place!

Generation Rent knows the outcome of the consultation in in advance.

“The Government will scrap section 21, ending ‘no fault’ evictions in England that have caused misery and hardship for millions (sic) of private renters and eroded our communities.”
https://www.generationrent.org/government_will_scrap_section_21

This is using a new counting convention: One two, miss a few, 99, a million.

“These unfair, unplanned evictions force people into debt, and are a leading cause of the awful levels of homelessness which we can all see around us.” It includes a link to:
https://www.generationrent.org/no_fault_evictions_drive_up_homelessness

This is a blog by Dan Wilson Craw, purveyor of economic nonsense and shameless manipulator of figures. https://www.property118.com/generation-rent-tries-hoodwink-policymakers/

He claims “Section 21 is the leading cause of statutory homelessness.” even though it is not a cause at all. https://www.property118.com/shelters-website-says-section-21-not-cause-homelessness/

He praises a report by The Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the rise of Section 21 in 2017. In fact the report said that changes in benefits have made rents unaffordable to benefit claimants in many areas, and as a result tenants on low incomes are being evicted,  However, this report was hijacked by Anna Clarke and turned into an attack on Section 21.
https://www.property118.com/poverty-evictions-forced-moves/

Conservative policy is being driven by manipulators like Dan Wilson Craw, Anna Clarke and David Kingman https://www.property118.com/landlord-tax-grab-source-document-exposed/

What has become of the Conservative Party?

What has become of respect for the truth among the younger generation?

So lets see what other demands by Generation Rentflake will be made by those that stick in the landlords " ( Dan) Craw".
Additional Stamp Duty. Tick.
Section 24. Tick.
Tenant Fee Ban. Tick
Compulsory CMP. Tick.
Homes Fit For Habitation. Tick.
Section 21 Abolition. Tick.
Property Redress for all landlords. Tick.
And on the wish list:
Rent Controls;
State Confiscation of Rental Property;
Imprisonment of Landlords ( Oh. Already achieved. Tick)

Interesting to see that whilst the government plans to move towards ‘no fault’ ending of a marriage it’s going in the opposite direction with the ending of a tenancy

Is there anything that we can do about this? Class action?

I think there may also be another agenda:

section 21 = "not intentionally homeless" (so long as landlord doesn't admit the rent arrears or anti social behaviour)
Section 8 = "intentionally homeless" - rent arrears , asb etc in plain sight if they occurred.

and of course:
Intentionally homeless = no council house.