New report from the Housing Ombudsman shows complaints about substandard living conditions in social housing in England are five times higher than they were five years ago
The government has been warned that its failure to acknowledge the true state of the courts risks eroding landlord confidence.
Landlords struggling to get their properties back have been urged to consider enforcing their judgments through the High Court.
The court system isn’t ready for the Renters’ Rights Bill, it was declared in the House of Lords this week.
The NRLA has insisted that its evidence around the Renters’ Rights Bill was not “alarmist” nor due to “fundamental opposition” to proposed changes as claimed by housing minister Matthew Pennycook.
Lawyers have warned that an underfunded justice system will hinder any progress made in strengthening renters’ rights.
A “tsunami of landlords” will put in Section 21 notices before the ban is implemented, predicts Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina.
Propertymark has warned that abolishing Section 21 without an adequate replacement mechanism will add 'another nail in the coffin' of the PRS.
A top property lawyer is adamant the courts won’t be able to handle a two-fold increase in possession actions when Section 21 is abolished.
