At Last!
05/08/2011
Landlords to be given new powers to evict nightmare tenants
Friday 5th August 2011
Tenants from hell could be kicked out of their homes much faster, housing minister Grant Shapps is proposing.
He is to introduce a new mandatory ground for possession of a property where tenants have a track record of anti-social behaviour.
Previous convictions would be taken into account to shorten the current lengthy, and often expensive, eviction process whereby landlords have to prove each new incident of anti-social behaviour.
Previous offences that could be taken into account would include convictions for violence, drug dealing and criminal damage.
The proposed new mandatory ground for possession would be available to both private landlords as well as local authorities and social housing organisations, although the Government does not expect private landlords would often need it, given the provisions of Section 21.
A consultation is now out on the proposals and can be found at http://www.info4local.gov.uk/documents/consultations/1959469