"The law must be on the side of the victims of anti-social behaviour," says NRLA chief
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has lauded ministers who have committed to give landlords more powers to evict unruly tenants as part of efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour.
“Anti-social tenants blight the lives of fellow renters and their neighbours,” commented Ben Beadle, chief executive at the NRLA, commented. “Plans to end ‘no explanation’ repossessions risk making it harder to tackle such behaviour. While we will study the detail of the government’s plans carefully, we welcome its commitment to strengthen the ability of landlords to evict unruly tenants.”
Beadle (pictured) said the development followed extensive campaigning by the NRLA to ensure swift and effective action could be taken against those “causing misery in their communities.”
He added: “The law must be on the side of the victims of anti-social behaviour, and we are glad that the government agrees.”
A survey by the NRLA has found that 50% of landlords have at some point attempted to repossess a property because of a tenant’s anti-social or criminal behaviour. Of this group, 84% had received no help from their local authority and 75% had no assistance from the police in dealing with anti-social tenants.
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