Final reminder on Section 21 Consultation

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Have
Your Say:

This
is a final reminder to landlords and agents to have your say about
the abolition of Section 21 in the private rented sector (PRS). This
consultation seeks views on implementing the government’s decision
to remove Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 and improving section 8
eviction grounds.

The consultation closes at 11:45pm tomorrow, Saturday the 12th October 2019

It’s
important that as many landlords and agents as possible makes their
views known before the consultation exercise closes, because most
people in the industry acknowledge that abolishing Section 21 without
putting credible alternatives in place first would be highly damaging
to the PRS.

The
National Landlords Association (NLA) ran a panel discussion at the
Conservative Party Conference earlier this month, titled: 21st
Century housing options: Landlords, the state or the streets?

The
panellists were Greg Beales, Director of Policy at Shelter; Cllr John
Fuller OBE, leader of South Norfolk Council; Dawn Foster, journalist
and commentator for The Guardian; and Chris Norris, Director of
Policy and Practice at the NLA.

Steve
Bloomfield, Deputy Editor of Prospect Magazine, chaired a lively
discussion in front of a packed room. While the model of regulation
for landlords was heavily debated, there was agreement that improving
the court process would be vital if the Government wants to avoid a
dramatic reduction in supply within the sector.

Highlights of the discussion are available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJQJskmrW4s

Chris
Norris of the NLA said:

“The
biggest challenge we face as an organisation is the bad reputation of
landlords. Central government has driven that acrimony, which has
been less than helpful.”

On the same day as the panel, the NLA launched its report based on research commissioned from Capital Economics on the impact of the Government’s proposal, A new deal for renting? The unintended consequences of abolishing Section 21

The
report, based on a survey of NLA members, found that if the
Government’s proposals go ahead, there could be a 20 percent
reduction in the number of dwellings available in the private rented
sector. Furthermore, the number of dwellings available to tenants in
receipt of benefits could fall by 59 percent.

See the Consultation link

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