12-10-2022, 12:55 PM
https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/brea...section-21
Government may scrap plans to abolish Section 21
The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times.
Outlining what appears to be a government-leaked set of proposals, the newspaper says the long-held pledge by the Tories to scrap S21 powers could be shelved under changes demanded by Prime Minister Liz Truss.
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Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action, commenting on the Landlord Zone website, says: “If this true, after three years of indecision about being abolished, it would be a major victory for landlords. I speak to landlords and agents every day and the feedback has been they generally have been worried about being able to gain possession of a property back.
“This move will also see a lot of landlords change their mind in selling up, which can only be good for tenants. Housing stock has been dwindling and rents have been rising. I’ve said it all along it’s called non fault eviction, but there is always a fault.”.....
Government may scrap plans to abolish Section 21
The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times.
Outlining what appears to be a government-leaked set of proposals, the newspaper says the long-held pledge by the Tories to scrap S21 powers could be shelved under changes demanded by Prime Minister Liz Truss.
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Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action, commenting on the Landlord Zone website, says: “If this true, after three years of indecision about being abolished, it would be a major victory for landlords. I speak to landlords and agents every day and the feedback has been they generally have been worried about being able to gain possession of a property back.
“This move will also see a lot of landlords change their mind in selling up, which can only be good for tenants. Housing stock has been dwindling and rents have been rising. I’ve said it all along it’s called non fault eviction, but there is always a fault.”.....