An industry body submitted its response in time for the government's consultation on abolishing Section 21 notice that has just closed.

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The body is an outspoken critic of the government's intention to scrap Section 21 and says it 'will not work' and will 'threaten the supply of homes for rent'.

In its response the body has said the government's plan to abolish Section 21 and to strengthen Section 8 notices does not in any way demonstrate to landlords, that they will be able to regain possession of their property efficiently and most importantly quickly.

The majority of Section 21 notice issued by landlords are legally correct as the reasons for evictions are mostly because of anti-social behaviour and rental arrears, which takes on average 22 weeks.

The submission also points out that if Section 21 is removed from The Housing Act 1988, it will certainly cause even more court delays because there will be far more repossession cases to be dealt with.

A spokesperson said:"If landlords always have to prove that the legal ground for anti-social behaviour is met, it will mean tenants will be able to challenge a notice to evict."

It believes that many of the neighbours who have been affected by anti social tenants may not wish to supply statements to support the landlord for fear of reprisals.

The organisation said: "Universal Credit is itself a key cause of rent arrears; the consultation should have looked at ways to prevent this."