Seriously, some landlords deserve misery.

[Jilly]

You can apply for an EPC exemption with old properties.

[Nick Thomas]

57 minutes ago, Ferdinand said:

Here the Private Rental Sector is regulated to death (compare with other Western European countries),

 

In general, analyses of English regulation conclude that there is much less of it compared to other western european countries - e.g. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/research/centres/chrp/publications/tennants_rights_report_final.pdf - or the IPPR one.

 

And of course, the level of regulation hasn't stopped the sector from doubling in size over the past twenty years.

[Ferdinand]

51 minutes ago, Nick Thomas said:

 

In general, analyses of English regulation conclude that there is much less of it compared to other western european countries - e.g. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/research/centres/chrp/publications/tennants_rights_report_final.pdf - or the IPPR one.

 

And of course, the level of regulation hasn't stopped the sector from doubling in size over the past twenty years.

 

Rights of Tenants is a very different issue to Regulation of Landlords.

 

I think you are quoting English practice, where the size of the PRS has been flat since about 2015, and shrinking since approx 2017 (quoting the English Housing Survey numbers, which are the gold standard stats, from memory). That is despite being one the smaller sectors in Western Europe.

 

I'd refer you for example to repeated and fairly routine insertion by local councils of unlawful clauses in their Landlord Licensing Agreements, and the sheer amateurish management of such. Going back roughly to the 2005 Act.

 

There's plenty of other abuse - one common one is a decision to reclassify individual rooms in an HMO as separate Band A properties for Council Tax Purposes, which hits hardest the people who can least afford it.

 

I'm not doing chapter and verse, I'm afraid - too busy.

 

Ferdinand

[Pocster]

Ultimately the government want rid of the PRS . Their actions prove that - to be eventually replaced by build to rent . For the government much easier to regulate and hedge funds etc get a better return on investment. Can you imagine though the tenants they will choose ? . They will pick the best of the best .

The issue that the media pick on is single mum , 2 kids , been renting for 10 yrs ; now rents increased or LL is selling up .

The PRS to some extent is used in place of social ( council ) housing . It’s not designed for that .

But the government sometimes go down the wrong path and then create a way out .

A sink in every bedroom many years ago was pushed through as legislation . Needless to say - spot the numerous problems there . In the end it was then “ upto individual councils to enforce or not “ . Afaik no council did it . But the media loved it “ all tenants have a right to water “ etc. . All this because of 1 obscure case and an MP getting some limelight ….

Perhaps we will get further dilution if it’s “ upto “ councils to decide …..

Edited June 29, 2023 by pocster