A petition demanding changes in the current legal system for evicting tenants has been handed in to Downing Street.
It was signed by almost 5,000 landlords after a campaign by Paul Shamplina, founder of eviction specialists Landlord Action, and the Residential Landlords Association, together with Sussex MP Mike Weatherley.
The petition is aimed at speeding up the eviction process when there is clear evidence of anti-social behaviour or arrears on the part of the tenants.
The landlords are also seeking changes to the law to improve their rights of access to their property, and they want assurances that the proposed closures of 54 county courts will not adversely affect landlords.
Alan Ward, chairman of the Residential Landlords Association, said: “Landlords depend on the county courts to dispense justice when tenants fail to pay the rent. If these courts are closed, we call on the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure that landlords and tenants are not disadvantaged by delays in the court system.”
Paul Shamplina, of Landlord Action, said: “The private rented sector is growing and the Government needs landlords to plug the shortfall in housing stock. Therefore, it’s vital that there is a legal framework that properly supports them and encourages investment within this sector.”
Mike Weatherley said: “I wholeheartedly support this entirely sensible plan to balance the rights of landlords and tenants. It is all too easy to forget that landlords can be mistreated, just as tenants can be.”
Former racing driver Sir Stirling Moss, a landlord with 40 properties, recently had to go through the full legal process to evict tenants who had not paid rent for seven months. They eventually left on the eve of eviction by bailiffs, taking with them crockery, utensils, furniture and bed linen.
Moss said: “I consider myself a good landlord who is always fair, and I think the law is weighted against decent landlords like myself.”
Speed up eviction plea backed by 5,000 signatures
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Comments
Lets face it a Setion 21 is a "legal document" that is worthless. An AST to a tenant that is out to cause problems is worthless. However all the acts in place to protect tenants are followed to the law,what a crock. Its basically not worth doing tenancy at all. Its only value is to wipe out utilty bills that are unpid.
As like the Human Rights Act, acts put in place to protect tenants are being misused. A landlord should not have to wait 8 months to evict a tenant and lose £8000+ in the process. If they dont pay out them within two months. 95% of tenants are pretty decent but it is the 5% of hard core idiots that need sorting out. The courts also dont help they are useless.
Theres a problem here in East London at the moment, gipsys are going round, breaking into properties, changing the locks making a fake tenancy, so when the police come they say, they rented the house, here the tenancy etc, all police say is go to court now. And they live rent free for 4 months +
hmm, let's start changing laws because just 5,000 people from one sie of a debate say so. Not exactly earth shattering. Could not even win a local seat on those figures. Odd
hmm, let's start changing laws because just 5,000 people from one sie of a debate say so. Not exactly earth shattering. Could not even win a local seat on those figures. Odd
The wheels of justice turn oh so slowly. It is actually surprising that they actually turn at all. Dare I say it? - Tenant's have never had it so damn good!
Faster processing of eviction notices, especially where tenants have failed to pay rent for a month, is entirely appropriate.
Even more appropriate would be fast forcible eviction of so called gypsies trespassing & camping on privately owned land ... and even being issued with toilets serviced at tax-payer expense!
im a tennant "get me out of there" could be a new tv show