Breathing space for tenants supported; Relief as Government proposals gain backing.LANDLORD Assist, the nationwide tenant eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. and rent collection company, has offered its support to Government proposals to offer greater protection for the rising number of vulnerable tenants who face eviction as a result of their landlord falling into mortgage arrears A sum of money that has not been paid or has only been paid in part at the time it is due. A person who is "in arrears" is behind in payments due and thus has outstanding debts or liabilities. . Under new proposals announced by Housing Minister John Healey John Healey (born 13 February, 1960) is the British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Minister of State in the Department for Communities and Local Government. , people renting from landlords who fail to inform banks they are letting out their property will be allowed to stay in the home for two months after the house is repossessed. Tenants currently face immediate eviction if the bank takes ownership of the property. Many homeowners decide not to inform their lender when letting out their property to keep down the interest rate on their repayments. The Government estimates that up to 3,000 tenants could be evicted in this way this year, after seeing an increase in requests for help with this matter in its advice centres. Despite acting on behalf of landlords, Landlord Assist supports this view in the interest of fairness to the tenant. Graham Kinnear Kinnear is the surname of:
, Managing Director of Landlord Assist, says: "It is wrong to think that through no fault of their own, tenants could potentially find themselves homeless without any prior warning due to their landlord's mortgage arrears. "By extending the notice period to two months it provides tenants with breathing space and time to find alternative accommodation." Stephen Parry People called Stephen Parry include:
"It is therefore not unreasonable to suggest that a similar layer of protection should be provided to the tenant when landlords have their properties repossessed." Over the last 12 months, Landlord Assist has seen a 240% increase in the number of tenant eviction cases it has undertaken whereby the primary reasons for eviction were either rent arrears or anti-social behaviour. Landlord Assist believes that the law should be imposed not only to allow land-lordto quickly recover property from tenants who will not pay their rent, but also to give two months grace for tenants who have complied with the lease in its entirety. Landlord Assist provide free, no obligation advice to landlords on all landlord and tenant matters. The company can be contacted on 08707 662288 or via their website www.landlordassist.co.uk. CAPTION(S): BACKING: Minister John Healey |
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