On Friday, 14 June 2019 12:37:03 UTC+1, wrote:
The repeal of the section 21 right is fairly appalling. Getting bad
news tenants out is too difficult at present, with all sorts of
housing areas being blighted by antisocial behaviour. There is
a very good reason section 21 was introduced.

But it doesn't seem to work, as getting bad tenants out is still too slow and difficult.

If a tenant is not at fault, why should they have the risk of eviction? Having been a private tenant, on 6-month tenancies you spend 2 months out of every 6 on notice to quit, hoping the landlord will issue another 6-month tenancy at the end, but it's not guaranteed they will (or at what rent).

On the other hand, if they are (genuinely, seriously) at fault, I say get them out bag and baggage in 14 days.

At least most tenant fees are now illegal in England (but thanks to a loophole in the drafting of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 if you are a tenant with exclusive use of a room in a shared flat with a resident landlord you are still at risk of fees, if you are a lodger with a licence in a shared flat you are protected from fees).

Owain



Owain