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17/12/25 3:30 pm
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Landlords are being encouraged to sign a new petition calling for revised eviction grounds and more support to weed out problem tenants.
The petition – set up by landlord Craig Littlejohn at the end of January – has already gained more than 7,300 signatures but needs at least 10,000 people to sign up in order to get a government response.
Littlejohn hopes to push the government to bring in a six-week expedited court process for Mandatory Grounds s8/7A (for arrears and anti-social behaviour), as well as create a registered-landlord database of court-evicted tenants, and to raise the deposit cap to adequately cover severe damage.
The petition explains that the abolition of Section 21 under the Renters’ Rights Act on 1st May means evicting bad tenants will rely solely on Section 8 with reasons to justify ending a tenancy such as persistent rent arrears, antisocial behaviour, or the landlord’s intention to sell or move back into the property.
However, Ministry of Justice data shows the average eviction currently takes more than 27 weeks. The petition says: “We believe this delay punishes law-abiding landlords via irrecoverable arrears and damage. We urgently need an expedited court process for mandatory grounds (ASB/arrears), a vetting database for repeat offenders, and a higher deposit cap to help sustain the rental market.”
Littlejohn explains that he felt compelled to set up the campaign which he first shared to the Landlords UK Facebook group and believes that with the potential support of thousands of landlords it has a chance of being discussed in Parliament. “Let’s take action,” he adds. “Big thanks to all those who have signed. Please share. Is it not better to try than sit idly by?”
The petition runs until 26th July.
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