Landlords are less than happy with Government proposals
to strengthen measures to protect tenants against so-called revenge evictions,
considering them a politically motivated interference, and even a “charter” for
anti-social tenants. The measures were
announced as a series of amendments to the Deregulation Bill. The proposals are
intended to tackle retaliatory evictions, where rogue landlords evict tenants
for simply asking for essential repairs to be made. The amendments extend the
existing restrictions on a landlord’s powers to evict, where they don’t protect
a deposit or have a licence they are required to hold, to situations where a
health and safety hazard has been identified by environmental health officers.
Read more on the Housing Excellence website.
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