Campaign for swifter tenant eviction and landlord access reaches Downing St

RoseRed

ceridwen wrote: »

I am aware of the thing that the "Government" gets MY property if I died intestate.

I would be interested in seeing any links giving any excuses the Government might use to try and grab any "treasure" any of us freeholders found on OUR land though..I must admit the thought wouldnt cross my mind for a minute of anyone being able to find an excuse to steal anything I ever managed to unearth on my land (chance would be a fine thing.....).

Does look rather like there is an antiquated unusable clause from centuries ago still enshrined in legislation if any of this "OUR property might be deemed to be the Governments" stuff is still sitting there somewheres obscure in the statute books....

If certain treasure is found it must be reported, the law was recently updated and is not obscure. You are however rewarded for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_trove

Someone was prosecuted recently:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1253991/Woman-coin-worth-2-000-garden-prosecuted-reporting-treasure.html

tbs624

Jowo wrote: »

This is an ideal opportunity to marry it with a requirement for all landlords to attend a 1 day course to learn about their obligations and tenants rights, plus how to screen their tenants before they hand over the key to a tenant who targets dumb landlords, and perhaps an amendment to encourage longer term ASTs to give greater security to good tenants.

It's good that you want to see some sort of balance but a mere "attendance at a one day course" won't unfortunately do the trick. LLs who fail to meet their own legal obligations will continue to get away with doing so until and unless the law is applied more vigorously. Making them go to a one day course is not going to achieve anything without an accompanying legal boot up the backside.

Whilst the likes of Suzie Butler whinge about their lot let's remember the Ts locked into a tenancy agreement for a property that's rotting away whilst they are obliged to continue to pay rent to their LL. The T tries negotiation, then heads to the TRO/EHO, Council serves notice, waits, maybe several months before works are completed and then wham T gets a retaliatory S21 notice timed with the expiry of the Fixed Term...........

tbs624

For anyone who does not know the back ground to this "princess" petition - see here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2673705