More Action Needed To Protect Renters Against Unfair Evictions

Many renters in the private rented sector put up with unacceptable conditions in their homes because they are too afraid of being evicted to speak out. That’s according to the HCLG Select Committee. In a recent report, the Committee called on the government to address a ‘clear power imbalance’ in parts of the sector. A standout recommendation is a call on the government to strengthen the Deregulation Act. It focuses on protecting tenants from a no-fault section 21 eviction for longer than the current six months, which kicks in only after the local council has served an improvement notice on the landlord. The committee also calls for protections to be extended to prevent retaliatory rent increases, and ensure that these protections kick in as soon as renters make a complain to their landlord, letting agent or local council. Read more on the Shelter blog.

http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/05/more-action-needed-to-protect-renters-against-unfair-evictions/