Updating post from Reddit.
Read the article in full on The Standard.
The Renters Reform Coalition funded by Buy-to-Let Lender's The Mortgage Works (TMW) and BM Solutions amungst others argues that:
>the legislation must go further to protect tenants, including compensating those faced with no-fault evictions under the new grounds. Evicted tenants, it says, should be entitled to two months’ non-payment of rent at the end of a tenancy, which would help to mitigate the costs —and possible negative consequences— of an unwanted move.
The Coalition also wants (source):
- No Evictions for 2 Years, if for moving back in, family, etc.
- No Mandatory Eviction Grounds, always up to judge's discretion.
- Rent Control Measures "aimed at bringing rents down relative to incomes".
- Cap on in-tenancy rent increases of the lowest of either inflation or wage growth.
- legal right to pause rent payments for disrepair.
- easier to expand selective licensing schemes.
- ban guarantors & rent in advance, where tenants income can not cover full rent.
- Revoke "right-to-rent" so illegal immigrants can rent homes.
- Prevent Eviction for 6-Years, if grants are used to meet minimum EPC.
- Ban use of "practices that have discriminatory impacts" such as affordability assessments, rent in advance and guarantor.
- Higher Council Tax on Holiday Lets to "disincentive for homes to be in the holiday let sector"
the landlord uses excuse of moving in family/selling to evict tenants to bypass the prohibition of s21. then the tenant should absolutely be compensated. Former tenants can keep track of property ads on rightmove/zoopla, landlord registry to see what happened and sue the former landlord for losses incurred with moving.
A Landlord (in new bill) is already prohibited for re-renting for a year, if they evict to move a close family member in.
This is just people asking for free money, because..
becasue compensation for moving costs. Because you decided not to be professional and exit from the open rental market to be a landlord for your family. If you can afford to rent to family for cheaper (or no cost), you have money around to give away.
Also bonus is think of it this way, when bums in the family want to live off your assets, you can politely refuse by making the excuse that you have to pay the tenants off to get them to leave,
I honestly dont see any cirncumstant, legiitmately why a BTL landlord will want to get paying tenants off a property to move family in. It's almost never done. Suddenly this has become this big thing because it's the loophole to do a s21. and camapigners know it will be exploited.
The prohibition of re-renting is a complete joke. How will the old tenants know? It's completely unenforceable. The old tenants will need undeniable proof that they've rented to other people.
The landlord will need to self snitch for any tribunal to find the landlord in breach. Which isn't happening.
The old tenants will need to gather proof from current tenants and so younthink the current tenants will jeopardise their own tenancy to help someone they don't know?
I'm inclined to agree with this, I think it's a once or twice in a lifetime situation where this may happen, and it does force costs on the tenant, through no fault of their own, so some compensation seems reasonable and ultimately if you can't afford it, don't do it.
The re-renting point though, unless it's to someone you know you normally have to advertise publicly and that would be a risk for any landlord looking to flaunt that rule.
Your highlighting one reason, to be clear, they are asking for 2 Months of free rent for all non-tenant fault evictions.
- Eviction due to the landlord selling.
- Eviction is due to the landlord or family intending to move in.
- Eviction due to redevelopment by landlord.
- Eviction due to overcrowding, revocation of HMO licence, etc..
- etc.
> The prohibition of re-renting is a complete joke. [..] It's completely unenforceable.
We will see, there is the new Landlord & Property Database that is coming soon.
I agree with this.
Ultimately costs will be passed on.
And how do you propose that is enforced?
The grounds require registration on the Private Rented Sector Database to be used, so can be tracked that way. Yet to be seen, ask Labour?
It's not "just because", it's compensation for the costs and hassle involved with moving. Might not even go very far if the new place is more expensive.
Section 21s were normally used as a backstop because it guarantees getting rid of someone. So if a tenant was always paying rent late, and missing payments etc. instead of using a section 8 which has to be argued you would use a section 21 as it's mandatory grounds.
So surely if tenants get compensated against 'bad' landlords, normal landlords should get compensated for 'bad' tenants
"Delusional" is an understatement for their demands
Earlier this year our LL sold up their mortgage-free house and served us a Section 21 (very common of course). Except we were down to one salary due to a new baby and had to borrow over £2.5k for first month’s rent and a deposit plus moving costs.
Thankfully got the full deposit back as we took care of the house but not everyone has thousands tucked away at the drop of a hat. Especially as rents have gone up massively it’s unrealistic giving tenants 2 months to completely uproot their life.
Under new rules, when a landlord need to sell up or move into the property, they will have to give four months' notice instead of two. Do you still think you're entitled to the landlord's money in that scenario?
Yeah some pretty wild requests here. Would push more Landlords out and squeeze rents even higher.
Indeed. I see nothing in balance to reign in bad tenants and speed up legal recourse for LLs in those circumstances.
Got tenants commenting on a landlords sub....what's the point in this sub anymore 😂
Anyway, can't see most of those making it through. If it does, I'll sell my holdings. Fact. FYI: not a shit landlord but there's too many dishonest people out there (before the tenants on this sub maul me, same goes for landlords too)
Are you uncomfortable hearing the perspectives of the human beings that live in these properties and the ways your decisions impacts them?