Government U-turn on evictions ban ‘is a misstep’

Good one.......

Yes they should, and that would be the sensible approach, we don't want to be evicting tenants, but at some point that will happen to those that don't pay, we will all know who they are so finding a new landlord to take them on could be difficult. I don't think the problem is as bad as being made out, all mine are paying, so far, and I don't know of a local landlord having a problem, as yet.

Yes David agreed, but it's the local councils responsibility to house these people who cannot, or will not pay, private landlords do not have charity status .

Some of those (long-term) homeless were swept away in emergency measures and their reappearance on our streets has nothing to do with landlords.

Further, the inability to repay a loan, should not therefore mean the financial burden rests on the landlord. It needs to be the tenants (for it is theirs ultimately theirs anyway). At least that way Govt. May be forced to act to help those most in need and now with a loan around their neck…mind you, almost all landlords have a far greater loan around their necks anyway, called a mortgage.

The whole thing will backfire on tenants .. but sadly government are scared stiff to upset generation rent and lose votes so they go with the easy option to keep tenants appeased .. more landlord will Walk because of this and supply will dry up ever more and rents will rise.. the same tenants will be made homeless eventually .. just delaying the inevitable and making the situation worse .. landlords are an easy target to bash now it’s not a bright future for them

And how do you think that landlords can afford to pay their mortgages if tenants don't pay their rents? We are not charities but normal people trying to put food on the table for their families.

The Government should give loans (directly to the landlord) for the tenants to pay their rent otherwise landlords will sell up making the housing shortage worse.

David W.

Are you too dim to realise that rent arrears is already a debt? Rest assured those rent dodging tenants will be aware of that soon enough when they are (eventually) given a ccj - and that will cost them far more than the statutory 8% interest - in trashed credit ratings, black listed from all decent properties, forced to rent slum properties from the tiny minority of rogue landlords whom all decent landlords and tenants despise - and who have their own very effective ways of dealing with rent arrears! But for the loony left, only their philosophy counts - and the inevitable harm done is simply collateral damage - and blamed on anyone but them.

Nobody's arguing that Tenants who ( GENUINELY ) can't pay rent because of the virus shouldn't be evicted, but that can only happen if Govt take up their Welfare responsibilities and pay the tenants rent, or else, have Local Authorities to have to do the same ( likely at higher cost )

What isn't acceptable is the state Transferring its welfare responsibilities onto Private landlords, by manipulating the law. If the Judiciary weren't ' Bent' they wouldn't have gone along with the Governments unjust request to manipulate the judicial process.

Andrew

The problem is the Tories know that landlords are very unlikely NOT to vote Tory, so they can ignore our voices and needs. Everyone seems to be cozying up to the younger generation - even M&S - and the young are no more likely to buy there as they are to vote Tory. In Scotland, it's even worse as the SNP know full well that landlords are too financially savvy to vote for them - hence they are even more anti landlord than any of the others. Unfortunately their tenant supporters are too dim to realise the harm done by anti PRS legislation - reducing the availability of rental properties and increasing rents through market forces.

Paul

I don't totally agree. With less than 50% ltv and interest cover of at least 4 times, landlords with several properties have probably enough of a spread to be reasonably safe. The % of rent arrears is actually relatively low and the"crisis" being claimed by the loony left is grossly overstated. In my case, I would have to sacrifice at least £60k of gross rental income to save £20k of mortgage interest - and suffer a substantial CGT bill into the bargain. I'm very happy with the ltv and net yields I achieve currently and have no intention in becoming mortgage free.

Sorry to hear about your situation in detail Paul.

I agree with everything you say and your desire to get out.

I would point your real life situation out to any leftie that would listen - but that will be none!