According to the Residential Landlord Association, it now takes
private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts
for a property to be repossessed to it actually happening, up from 21.6 weeks
since the beginning of the year, new data shows.
One major problem causing the backlog is that the courts are
unable to cope when landlords look to repossess properties for legitimate
reasons using a Section 8 Notice.
The Government is currently in consultation on proposals to
scrap Section 21 repossessions which give landlords access to an accelerated
repossession. If Section 21 is scrapped,
there will be a significant increase in cases brought to the courts via Section
8 and the Government MUST publish plans for court reform to create more
capacity and bring the current 22.5 weeks to 8 weeks or less.
The Government is being bullied by organisations such as Shelter
who have adopted the banner ‘No-fault evictions’ and made that banner
synonymous with Section 21 Notices. This
is just wrong. If a few rogue landlords
are finding ways to end tenancies for unlawful or unreasonable reasons, it is
that which should be the focus of Government attention and not the accelerated
repossession that 95% of landlords and their lettings agents use properly and
as originally intended.
Without Court reform, this misguided new legislation will result
in further Court congestion, a flood of Section 8 notices and landlords who
have to wait 30 weeks or more to repossess their properties for legitimate
reasons.
Coming hot on the heels of punitive tax reforms for landlords,
and the tenant fee ban which has increased landlord costs, landlords who are
already questioning whether to sell their properties, will be pushed out of the
market for good. This in turn will
reduce the supply of private rented accommodation at a time when demand has never
been higher.
Government has interfered enough in this market, and should not
pile more pressure on landlords who already feel battered and bruised.
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