Should Section 21 Evictions Be Banned?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj35d1pldggo

I'm in two minds, on the one hand it's harsh to boot someone out for no reason other than wanting the property back. On the other I can understand that landlords are not all gazillionaires and they need to have control of their own property. Also the regs have been such over the last decade or so that many landlords are selling up so it will undoubtedly reduce the amount of property available for renting.

[newmodarmy]

It'll be interesting to see if some of the landlords on here (those based here and the one based overseas) respond and give their perspective.

[davebro3]

Who would want to be a landlord with all the rules now in place & proposed.

Bit simplistic I suppose but to my mind you have a contract  (lease) for a specified time. Once that time is up you renegotiate or the property gets vacated.

[ToraToraTora]

davebro: "Who would want to be a landlord with all the rules now in place & proposed." - got shot of all mine 10 years ago, too much agro.

[Old_Geezer]

It is entirely wrong to prevent anyine getting their own property back. Whatever happens re the rules it needs to be possible to return possession without anyone needing to be at fault. That should be obvious to all. Naturally there needs to be sufficient time to allow tenants to relocate themselves.

 

 And no, not all arrangements are for a specific period. Plenty of open ended arrangements made.

[Old_Geezer]

...anyone...

[Rosetta]

at one time, when my MIL was in residential care we considered renting out her semi- detached property to help pay her care home fees. Eventually we decided to sell it as renting seeemed like too much hassle, I am sure we were not alone in coming to this decision. Sadly renting now seems to be the job for the big boys and I am not sure that is to the benefit to the market

[Boto]

Too many regulations now, mostly in the tenant's favour.  Yes there are unscrupulous landlords but also terrible tenants. A friend recently was able to get rid of tenants, the house was a pigsty and the garden like a jungle.  The house is now up for sale, it's too much hassle to rent it out.

[Boto]

Sorry didn't answer the question.  No they shouldn't be banned.

[Peter Pedant]

It seems that SKS  is just gonna 'do it' - repeal s.21 and let the courts sort out the chaos.

it will require ( Landlords) to  put in new contracts with a clause to review the rent. 95% of contracts in Manch are 'run on' ( give a year and then let it flap in the breexe )so all that will have to change

and..... any extra expense wil be passed onto the tenant as higher rent

so as usual we will have to wait and see