Repossession Stats ‘Make Case For Housing Court’

The RLA says latest repossession stats reinforce the need for a dedicated housing court, with case waits now averaging 22.6 weeks. RLA policy director David Smith had called for a housing court to be an election pledge. Smith said: “Courts are failing both landlords and tenants. “A systematic programme of court closures, coupled with cuts to the court budgets have made it harder for anyone in the private rented sector to get justice in a timely way where something goes wrong,” said Smith. The government stats show landlords face a growing amount of time in getting judgment on repossession cases from the courts. Read more on the RLA website.

https://news.rla.org.uk/failing-courts-need-urgent-reform-argue-landlords/