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[boletus]

But buying with a tenant in situ is higher risk and should be priced accordingly.



How many years of your life will that take, even assuming you are successful?

Not saying anything wrong with taking a punt, just make sure you go into it with eyes very wide ope...

[boletus]

I'd want to be 100% sure I wasn't buying an assured tenant, worth about half of a vacant possession.

[boletus]

Bit disappointed by your lack of gloatiness Art.

Does it mean that even you think driving out landlords might not be such a good idea for tenants?...

[boletus]

I doubt this will come into effect in the next 6 months (or 12 months for that matter) even if it was top of the agenda. And it's probably unlikely to apply to existing tenancies anyway.

I think it's a daft idea but I'll work round it and look forward to the increased rent.

[boletus]

I don't think the whole 'it works in Scotland' thing holds any water at all, but I was interested in the report, there seems to be a pattern;

https://www.citylets.co.uk/research/...tland-2018-q4/

In the year since (partially) scrapping section 21 in Scotland, rents for 3 bed...

[boletus]

But not a very good one that stands up to any scrutiny....

[boletus]

I think it needs a lot more time and study of the consequences before claiming it 'works'.

DAK if this applies to all tenancies in Scotland or just new ones?...

[boletus]

Fully agree with your post, although it can take years of gathering solid evidence. It's a big problem in social housing.
For every rogue landlord section 21 eviction, there are ten section 21 evictions for ASB.
Take it away and rogue tenants will act with impunity, knowing they can get...

[boletus]

It depends.

For example, I recently took on a NZ exchange teacher. Traced her back to a kid through newspaper reports, exam results, university, Linkdin. Spoke to (and reassured) her and her parents on the phone, found their property address online. Received a bollocking from her professor...

[boletus]

Yep, generation avocado in Islington will be very happy with this.
But you wouldn't want to be on benefits renting in Huddersfield....

[boletus]

A very good point.

Tenants can already have a 3 year, 5 year, 10 year, open-ended tenancy etc.
-but they have to pay for it.
So effectively all tenants end up paying for the loud minority that demand longer tenancies....

[boletus]

I thought that at first but now I'm not so sure.
He's spiked Corbyn Labour's guns, appeased Gen Rent but committed to nothing.



2022 earliest.



I think this is where they may have miscalculated. However empty a threat, even that they have attacked...

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https://www.gov.uk/government/consul...-rented-sector

We will launch a consultation on the details of a better system that will work for landlords and tenants....

[boletus]

This housing association (well funded experts), managed to do it.
It only took them a decade.

https://www.24housing.co.uk/yournews...bad-behaviour/...

[boletus]

Have you ever evicted a tenant for ASB?...

[boletus]

Apparently so. See Zafar v Goddard.
Helps push up rents I suppose....

[boletus]

Some surprisingly good advice too;...

[boletus]

I'd have rejected you right there. Perhaps the landlady did?...

[boletus]

You pursue it as you would with any other leaseholder or neighbour.
If you can't resolve this by reasonable discussion then ultimately you will need proof that will stand up in court.
Tenants aren't second class citizens and landlords have very little power over tenants' lives.

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Is it anywhere near Nottingham City Councils £780 landlord licensing area? Or likely to be in the future?...