1 million additional renter's to be made homeless(evicted)?

caprikid1

Linton said:

If all these landlords stop letting what will happen to the houses?  Surely they wont be sitting there empty. If they arent sold on to other more professional landlords presumably they will be bought by  people who would previously have rented resulting in fewer renters.

The key point is that the number of families renting + the number of owner occupiers matches the amount of accommodation available.  Market prices adjust to ensure this balance is maintained.

But currently it is not in balance, there is a shortage of rental properties and nothing is being done to address the shortage.

Short term single property landlords won't bother for fear of not getting their property back, they will leave it empty.

Properties being sold will be empty for a while, we hear all the time don't offer on a property till the tenants are gone.

Sarah1Mitty2

Linton said:

If all these landlords stop letting what will happen to the houses?  Surely they wont be sitting there empty. If they arent sold on to other more professional landlords presumably they will be bought by  people who would previously have rented resulting in fewer renters.

The key point is that the number of families renting + the number of owner occupiers matches the amount of accommodation available.  Market prices adjust to ensure this balance is maintained.

This is probably the most sensible point made so far, if anything like the thread title was even beginning to happen the Government would have to follow Scotland`s lead and put in place a ban on evictions/rent rises, this would make landlords even worse off! Most clued up landlords will just adapt to the new way of doing things.

MultiFuelBurner

jimbog said:

Yellowsub2000 said:

You make it sound like the responsibility is on the tenants when you say “The tenant will also have to prove they have exhausted all attempts of resolution with the landlord first.  If they can’t prove that, the ombudsman won’t help them.”

This the most ridiculous statement ever, the truth is the exact opposite.

Sorry to disappoint.

How will a tenant challenge their landlord using the Ombudsman and what powers will the Ombudsman have to help tenants resolve their complaints?

• Tenants will usually be expected to raise any complaint with their landlord in the first instance, giving them reasonable time to correct an issue or concern.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/private-rented-sector-ombudsman-renters-reform-bill

I wonder if they will publish a "reasonable" time table of common faults and schedules?

Yellowsub2000

caprikid1 said:

Linton said:

If all these landlords stop letting what will happen to the houses?  Surely they wont be sitting there empty. If they arent sold on to other more professional landlords presumably they will be bought by  people who would previously have rented resulting in fewer renters.

The key point is that the number of families renting + the number of owner occupiers matches the amount of accommodation available.  Market prices adjust to ensure this balance is maintained.

But currently it is not in balance, there is a shortage of rental properties and nothing is being done to address the shortage.

Short term single property landlords won't bother for fear of not getting their property back, they will leave it empty.

Properties being sold will be empty for a while, we hear all the time don't offer on a property till the tenants are gone.

What you are forgetting is that council tax on an empty property is a hell of a lot more expensive which is a great idea so property owners don’t leave it empty for too long