5th
Jul 2014
Brent Central's Lib Dem MP, Sarah Teather, is intending to introduce a Private Member's Bill to ban "retaliatory evictions."
In the Constitution's make up, every year backbench MPs can put forward those they feel should be allowed to table Private Member's Bills and chosen through a ballot. Sarah Teather was given the go ahead along with 19 other MP's to table their own Bills.
A housing charity's released figures claimed that 213,000 evictions had been issued after tenants had requested landlords to carry out repairs and maintenance. The figures have been blasted by the Industry as inflammatory and incorrect.
What is retaliatory eviction?
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To avoid counter claims to block an eviction a Landlord would rely on the Section 21 Notice to evict the Tenant, A
Section 21 Notice is part of the
Accelerated Possession procedure that is mandatory possession; basically it means: I promised I would rent to my Tenant from A to B. The end date being B has now passed. I want the Tenant to leave. My
paperwork is in order so the Judge has no choice but to
grant possession and they
MUST to leave. This is a postal process and rarely should there be a
Court Hearing
Teather's Bill she believes will stop many cases of supposed retaliatory evictions, as she believes it is a major problem in her constituency. Central Brent has over 33,000 private rented properties and is one of the highest areas in the country with private renters.
Teather said: “It’s completely wrong that some rogue landlords evict tenants simply because they ask for repairs to be carried out.
“Everyone should have somewhere comfortable and safe to live. But all too often, tenants put up with things like damp, dangerous electrical fittings and mould because they are too scared to complain.
“This bill could make a real difference to 1.3 million renting families in England. I hope my colleagues in Parliament get behind it and turn it into law.”
It is important to note that the majority of Private Members' Bill fail to see the light of day by not getting on the statute books.
Compare Tenant Eviction Notices
Where the Tenant fails or refuses to leave there are only two forms of Eviction Notice to end the Tenancy. If you fail to serve a valid Notice any
application made for possession will be
denied
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