Landlords struggling to get their properties back have been urged to consider enforcing their judgments through the High Court.
The court system isn’t ready for the Renters’ Rights Bill, it was declared in the House of Lords this week.
The NRLA has insisted that its evidence around the Renters’ Rights Bill was not “alarmist” nor due to “fundamental opposition” to proposed changes as claimed by housing minister Matthew Pennycook.
Lawyers have warned that an underfunded justice system will hinder any progress made in strengthening renters’ rights.
A “tsunami of landlords” will put in Section 21 notices before the ban is implemented, predicts Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina.
Propertymark has warned that abolishing Section 21 without an adequate replacement mechanism will add 'another nail in the coffin' of the PRS.
A top property lawyer is adamant the courts won’t be able to handle a two-fold increase in possession actions when Section 21 is abolished.
The government has provided more detail on how it plans to overhaul the courts, along with the timeline for abolishing Section 21.
Landlords taking tenants to court to repossess properties face a significant hike in the fees they are charged by the courts to process their cases, it has been revealed.
