More money will be spent persuading landlords not to evict tenants as part of a huge cash boost to help prevent homelessness.
Civil legal aid fees for eviction cases and immigration are to receive a £20 million boost, marking the first increase since 1996.
Landlords are having to wait longer and longer to evict tenants particularly for those using London’s County Courts, says specialist firm Landlord Action, which blames the problems to a greater extent on a lack of bailiffs.
The time taken for landlords to evict tenants has increased, latest Government figures show.
A landlord struggling with an eviction has spoken out against the system which he says is heavily skewed in favour of tenants.
Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina has predicted a rise in landlords using rent guarantee insurance as well as tougher referencing to protect themselves against the fall-out of eviction reforms.
A leading evictions lawyer has warned that without massive investment in the court system, time scales for possession hearings will dramatically increase.
Labour’s pledge to introduce more robust possession grounds is factually incorrect and sends the wrong message to rent dodgers, says NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle.
The Renters’ Reform Coalition has called for more radical renter reforms including longer eviction notice periods, longer protected periods free from eviction when a tenancy starts and limits on rent increases during a tenancy.
