When I was still renting in the UK, my Landlord was already doing the periodic tenancy thing. It was basically a one year rolling contract with the option for either parties to prematurely end the contract with 2 months prior notice. He was a great landlord, when I decided it was time to move, gave him 2 months notice and agreed my exit date, no fuss.

I think if they are going to force you to accept tenants with pets and the tenant is forced to have insurance, then it needs to be legislated that the insurance company is required to pay for sanitation on move out so a new tenant with pet allergies can let the place. You can’t just dust and vacuum. All soft furnishings will have to be steam cleaned, the HVAC will have to be thoroughly cleaned, and any porous hard flooring will have to be professionally cleaned and treated. That’s really expensive. And the insurance companies should not be allowed to deny claims.

I think most of these reforms are overall great, but I have a few concerns. The largest one being that increased expenses and regulations will encourage small-time landlords to sell their properties, thus allowing the rental market to be monopolised by large corporations (E.G Blackrock). The section regarding pets could potentially conflict with the increased responsibility of landlords to ensure a home is safe and a healthy place for tenants to live, as a pet could potentially cause health complications or be dangerous in certain circumstances. I think the proposal regarding pets should be heavily ammended to include exceptions, such as if somebody in the same or a neighbouring property has an allergy. It's a work-in-progress, but it's a big step forward for tenants, IMO.

I think I’m good landlord. My daughter and I have both rented and know what the other side is like. I want to provide a warm, safe home for my tenants. I made no profit at all this year ( in fact a £2000 loss) because I repaired the roof and put a new ventilation system in to help my tenants, who up to now have chosen to have a one year contract ( their choice). The government are now saying they are going to tell me what my tenants can do in my house. Why on earth do I want the bother of renting in that case? For example the last tenants caused £15,000 of damage, and dis work that reached building regulations, without my knowledge or consent, none of which is recoverable. I can sell up, get 5% interest with no hassle, and have a much easier life. Of course it does mean my lovely tenants, a really lovely family with children, will be homeless. But that’s what is likely to happen. If landlords do not feel protected against abuse, or valued for the service they provide, why should they bother? What’s the point?

This will lead to huge increases in rent.

I think one unintended consequence is that landlords will just increase the rent by the maximum as often as they can, possibly meaning they do it more than they would have otherwise, to protect themselves against future mortgage increases. So this could actually inflate rents. Without a cap they would just increase when needed

They need to distinguish between landlords with a buy-to-let portfolio and a homeowner who wants to rent their house for a period of years (but sell it in 5 or 10 years). Otherwise those latter property owners won't risk letting their homes, meaning fewer places on the market, meaning higher rents.

There was a rental where i lived, in my old flat block. They are all 1 bedroom flats and each only had a small balcony. The guy had a huge, actually aggressive dog, but he left it in the flat all day on it's own and the dog could only go out on the balcony. The dog had to go to the toilet on this balcony. The smell honestly. I think the pet law is stupid. Some properties are not suitable for pets and people don't care for their animals all the time. Pet insurance or not. This could really turn into animal neglect. Some people do not think of the needs on the animal. They just think "I'll rent this one bedroom flat. I'll get a dog and just walk it." They don't realise the time and effort you need to put into a pet. 😢

I've recently started to try and find a place in Nottingham, and for my budget, which is quite good, I'm struggling because landlords are scared. Wait until Shelter comes up against Lloyds bank and massive organisations who are landlords. The public are being played for fools with landlords being made scape goats when the government won't provide enough houses.

Rents will only shoot up further for private rentals now because of the forced upon additional admin and paperwork involved. It's not about complying and law-abiding landlords with nothing to hide just going along with it, it's extra time, work and hassle involved and that means some will exit the market. This just worsens the situation for renters as our current supply of homes continues to dwindle. I agree there are some nasty and greedy landlords out there that should not be using no-fault evictions unreasonably if the tenant hasn't done anything wrong but problematic tenants also exist and should never be ignored - we've all heard stories about nightmare tenants not looking after the place and leaving it in a disgusting living state.

Has anyone thought about the impact on rent people will be paying now on? Why will Landlords take any risk? The average rent in the Uk will skyrocket to 1500pcm with larger deposit. Good luck renters.

Great Video, Very informative. Wishing You Both All The Best! ☺️👏🏽

Yeah I'm selling my old flat. I'm pulling out of landlording. I tried it, i kept the rent down. I wanted the tenant to be happy so i made sure i bought a new boiler when they were not happy with the water pressure.. i let them paint the walls so they felt at home. Other things. They left the property trashed, and i wanted to cry so much. There was mould on the walls but it was not the fault of the property, they had kids and were now overcrowded as it was a 1 bed with 4 people. All the washing caused the mould. But i don't see how these rules benefit tenants. Let's say they have kids and they rented a 1 bedroom flat. If they want a bigger place they may still not be able to afford it due to rising costs, so what do they do? They now can't get evicted to get council property so do they just stay in the flat, that is too small. 😢

How does the new rules about not discriminating against tenants with pets, not discriminate against future tenants with possible severe allergies to pets? What if the landlord has a severe allergy to them?

I have had to deal with so many landlords that were all peices of garbage. I have always had to repair things myself.

My husband and I have rented our entire married life. We've been married for 42 years. Since my husband was in the Army and we moved around a lot. We've had good and bad landlords. We've had 3 awesome landlords and a lot of bad ones. One of the rental agencies we went through was different than any other agency. They didn't rely on your credit alone and referrals only. They also went to our home that we were living before renting a home with them. They did that to make sure you take care of the property. I don't have a problem with that at all. We've always taken care of our home and yard. Most people who lived around us couldn't tell if we rented or owned the home. We have always made it a point to treat our home like we owned it. It drives me nuts when people who rent trashes someone's property because they don't own it. I can't count how many times I've heard people say 'it's not our house , why should I care?" My son in law called the office of the apartment complex they were renting because they plugged the garbage disposal with potato skins. Instead of my son in law taking the potato skins out of the disposal he called the office to have them do it since it's not his responsibility. My husband removed the peelings. We've fixed things ourselves if we have the ability to do it ourselves. Recently our lawn sprinklers started having issues. Our landlord is an hour away. We called him to tell him what was going on and we just bought a new nozzle. The neighbor thought we were nuts for picking up a new one. We didn't know why they thought we were nuts for running to the hardware store that's not even 5 minutes away and replacing the old one. The new nozzle was under $1.00 after all said and done. If we called the landlord it would have been a 2 hour round trip ordeal that cost us under $1 and didn't even take 5 minutes to fix. They said it was the landlords job to take care of that kind of repair. I just about mentioned that when we do repairs if we can do it we get our money back and we get a discount at times in our rent. I have a problem with people who isn't willing to help someone out landlord or not. Our family has always had dogs and we've had to pay pet deposits depending on who the landlords are. Some landlords don't allow dogs or cats because they have ruined property. We have always rescued dogs and cats. We would make it a point to let the owners of the property know this before we went to look at any property. We don't expect anyone else or landlords to feel the same way about animals that we do. There's some dogs who have done a great deal of damage to homes and it's not right for anyone to damage someone's property that doesn't belong to them. I personally think it's a good idea to require pet deposits. There's a lot of risks from both sides when it comes to renting or leasing a home. Both of you are the kind of landlords that all people should have. My husband and I have been blessed for the most part when it comes to getting good landlords.

The pet thing with the insurance seems reasonable, but unfortunately people do not control their pets appropriately. Things like constant barking and not cleaning up after them. So I can see how property owners would not want a pet at all.

A lot of people still fail to understand the deep iniquity of Section 21. It enables landlords to circumvent almost every other contractual obligation to tenants. I have a neighbour onse side who complaiined about the landlords failure to rectify damp and mildew - they got a section 21 straight away, allowing the landlord to evade all kinds of health and safety regulations and property maintenance regulations The other side was a house divided into several flats - every one of them got a section 21 when the property changed hands and were replaced by new tenants at a 50% rent increase - circumventing rent inflation controls.Tenants dare not complain about any kind of landlord wrongdoing, whether they supposedly have legal grounds or not, because they live in fear of revenge via section 21. Its thoroughly disgusting. Remember that tenants frequently cant afford solicitors and lose thousands of pounds every time they are forced to move. I also know tenants repeatedly served section 21 after just a few months into each property. Deferring its abolition is a recipe for a huge surge in usurous and irresponsiible evictions and its already happenng right now!

Wonderful video! Interesting to see how the UK handles rental properties. Just watching GMB reporting on the same topic and understood it all due to your video! Well done!

I really enjoyed this video. Some things are definitely different in the U.S. I am thankful that I have been able to afford to live where I do in California, for seven years now. Landlords cannot charge more than a 10% increase when leases are renewed. My lease ends in December, but they always notify me at least three months ahead of time about how much the rent is increasing. Fingers crossed 🤞 that I will be able to afford to stay here! Much love to you both! xo Jean

What will happen is millions of landowners will be forced out of the game allowing the likes of Blackrock to buy up the properties, at which point the rules will again change in favour of landlords. Its a shakedown

Be careful what you wish for - the LL will always find a way to make sure they don’t get screwed and that often means the tenant bears the weight of the higher risks. It all seems good and great but reality is more tricky than that

Sounds horrendous....

Your eviction was exactly what I thought about when you were talking about it and the stress it caused you and Ach. And in another part, I also thought about Joel and the apartment he and Lucy had that had mold behind Joel's wardrobe that I believe the landlord knew had occured before. Others have asked about pet allergies of other tenants which I thought about as well.. There will always be gray areas it seems like. Did the tenant do something to damage the bed in your HOA or was it a defect. Although I'm not a landlord I enjoy listening to the podcast. Have an awesome week.

Many interesting points to ponder.

Remember..., this is a Conservative government. They've, in effect, been forced into this new Bill. Bearing in mind that a General Election is not much more than a year in the future, it will be interesting to see if the Bill really becomes Law. Or whether it somehow becomes subject to 'unfortunate' delays.

Depends where you live. I'd say the majority of private rentals in my area are well below habitable. I've seen fungus everywhere, even toilet leaking into landing. Also seen water pouring through an electricity unit and slug trails on bedside tables. Other side of things...i know a few minor landlords who can't get their homes back now they need to live in them. One committed suicide in the end. He just couldn't get them out. Another is awaiting court to get hers out but they've destroyed her house and aren't even paying the rent any more.

Hi Lia. My husband and I absolutely love your videos. Have really changed our lives and we can't wait to have you both as our mentors one day. My grammar nazi husband wanted to tell you that you seem to be getting confused a lot with words. INHABITABLE, does NOT mean you can't live in a property. The word you're looking for is UNinhabitable. You're welcome😀

One time deposit ... full of problems when the cost of maintenance/replacement keps on going up and up

Pet thing is silly, landlords will ask and just won’t select you if you have one. Forces tenants to lie / hide this. Can’t evict them if they have a pet.

Wish they could do Something about party wall notices and make it compulsory. I’m a victim of damages which is not rectified and no party wall notice was issued.

The best way to make this proposed bill good for both the landlords and tenants is for government to build many more houses. A bill which takes away virtually every right of Landlords, and give it to tenants can not produce the desired government aim of passing the bill in the first place.

You're getting the terms confused. When a place is not fit to live in, it's called "uninhabitable". "Inhabitable" is something else entirely, based on the fact that when we live in a house we are said to inhabit it.

Sounds interesting but there are concerns. On one hand I think for tenants to be able to have a pet (another question, how many) is a good thing, but I also remember why landlords banned the practice. I remember Joel in the one flat with Sara (before the home they bought), Joel's entire wall in the bedroom was nothing but mold, and the landlady knew about it, but would say nothing and just paint over it. Lots of concerns, about the details, I just hope it comes down to common sense. Thanks Lia and Ach, always a pleasure.

Guess what, this will kill the rental availability. I’d sell if I was a landlord.

I think it's a very fair bill, you def gave good insight to it. I was given section 21 cos landlord wants to sell with me not in the property and it's very difficult to find a home an two months ain't really an easy time period. I might be on benefits but I ain't no drug dealers, no criminal record and always payed my rent. All I hope is if the bill has been passed does it mean the section 21 notice stands before the bill was passed or does it write off any section 21 notices now?

Is the tenants deposit money the same as the bond? Bond is refunding at end of tenancy if landlord is satisfied no property damage arrears etc. the independent Tenancy tribunal administers this fund & you can carry it across to a new tenancy which is very useful for a tenant moving. Here in NZ we have also legislated some warm/ healthy homes standards including heat pumps/heating & insulation standards. Tenants can report & prosecute a landlord not complying. There are of course many slum landlords here too

Interesting that it may lead to significant rises in rent when they can if landlords are prevented or limited to the times and amount they can raise rent.

I remember when you were forced to move during the pandemic and I thought that was horrible. I hope that the new bill will help renters avoid issues with bad landlords but also not punish the good ones. In the US I know many people who have had horrible landlords and the places they rented were not nice and their landlords did minimal if anything to fix issues they had. I work with a woman who lives in a state that allows landlords to charge whatever they want for rent regardless of the size or where it's located. She can barely afford where she is living but also can't afford to rent anywhere else. But they keep increasing her rent each year for a 1 bdrm apartment where she resides with her teenage son. She sleeps on the couch and gives her son the bdrm. I believe it's around 750 sq ft of living space and pays around 2k per month. It's absolutely ridiculous.

I am pregnant and about to give birth in next week and my landlord give me 2 months notice because I bring my 17 years old son to leave with as because his dad kicked out and he have no where to go to leave and when I told the landlord he asked for more rent and give me 2 months notice I don't know what to do 😢😢

The UK/ English? New Tenancy laws sound great! I hope Australia introduces something similar.

Are Non pet property buildings allowed for tenants who are allergic (especially highly allergic) to animals?! I would hope so !

Cannot discriminate against pet owners? Pet insurance covers only part of the problem, what about the rights of the other tenants that have to hear a barking dog when its owner is away? It is not just pet damage that landlords do not want tenants to have pets. They have to keep their tenants in other units happy too. I think there are a lot of open issues with this reform bill that needs to be put into writing before it is passed. Some items should already be covered by local jurisdictions, like codes and or a permit of occupancy that will shut down slum landlords with annual reviews of the property.

What a lot to take on! What if someone in your rental is allergic to someone else’s dog or cat? What about interest rates on a one time deposit? I’m so interested to see what happens.❤️

In Canada, it’s been this way for as long as I can remember. I know in the US, there’s still a deposit requested which is the amount of the rental so you gotta pay the rent twice before moving in and it’s outrageous to me. It’s never been this way here where I live. As far as pets are concerned, it’s still a debate here.

If a Tenancy Becomes A Place Of Criminal Activity The police Can Shut It Down I Think This Will Still Apply 😊😊😊

I have seen a lot of conversation going on about how this bill could discourage current landlords from continuing to rent out their properties. I’d be interested to hear your opinion on this. Will this make way for newer/younger, more compassionate landlords? Will it shrink the rental market causing an even larger housing crisis? I think it definitely is a benefit to renters who are secured in a property but how will it change things for those who are in the process of moving or being evicted under the current section 21 notice. I wouldn’t be very surprised if in the days/weeks/months leading up to this bill taking affect that a larger number of section 21 notices will be served to tenants by landlords who want to get out of the industry before that time.

All these new rules are fine and dandy but whose going to pay for them all the Gov? Yeah right...

Landlords have to pay for the ombudsman which they cannot use to complain about the tenant Its something the landlord will have to pay for the tenants to be able to make complaints So this should be included in the renter's rent

Rent control and just cause eviction is generally a bad thing. You may not be able to keep up with your expenses because you can't raise your rent in a hot market and that will only lead to deferred maintenance when you can't afford to maintain your rentals. You're going into the investment property business why exactly? Because you don't want to make money? You instead want to do social work and ensure that every tenant pays less than market, so they can have a roof over their head? If that's the case, fine. Do what floats your boat, but I didn't enter this business for the government to tell me how much I can charge for my rental and make less than what the market will bear. If the market rent is 3K a month for a unit and my tenant is paying 2K a month, it's costing me about 12K a year to keep that tenant in place. Plus, everything else is going up too; cost of maintance, interest rates, property taxes. It's unclear to me whether your lifetime deposit ever increases. If I go from a smaller place to a bigger place, does the deposit remain the same? The deposit required for a smaller common apartment may not cover a 4,000 square foot luxury apartment for damages. What about inflation? Again, repairs to your property usually go up and become more expensive over time. If you have a lease in place in the US for a period of time, then I cannot sell my rental wthout transferring the lease to a new owner, and the new owner has to honor the lease. The only thing I can do to you as a tenant is buy you out of the lease if you agree to it. If, however, you are on a month to month tenant because you've let your lease contract for a longer duration expire, there's been no renewal, or you're just wanting to live with a short-term contract or no contract at all, then I can evict you usually within 30 days, sometimes 60 days if you've been living in your rental for over a year--which is totally fair. You and I didn't agree to a lease renewal, and I may want to sell my property and retire to a nice island. It's my property that I paid my hard earned money for and one of the fundamental rights in owning property is the ability to transfer or sell it. If renters don't like this concept, they should probably buy a house. Yes, you may get irritated when you have to move because the landlord wants to exit and you don't; or sometimes wants to get a tenant that can pay market rent or is more desirable, but at the same time, you didn't renew the lease for your stay or it wasn't agreeable that you were to stay in your unit as long as you, the tenant, wanted, but that's the concept of renting a place. It's a business transaction. You don't own someone else's property, and you don't get to stay outside the term of the lease, how long you can live there. Generally, however, I want to keep my tenants happy and keep them living in my rental, so that I get paid for my property and vacancies are expensive, so we both agree to renew the lease, but again I don't think government should interfere with your right to sell your property. Giving up that right to your tenant will be disasterous, and when you have to sell your property because you need to exit the business: retirement, health concerns, economic downturns, you're going see how painful this regulation can be. What happens when you have a tenant who is doing something illegal in your property--maybe turns your home into a meth lab? And you've already experienced the difficulties of illegal activity going on inside your home and its costs. You are positively going to have difficulty getting that tenant out and the more power you give to the tenant, the worse it will be, particularly when your interests aren't aligned. Simply put, you won't own your property any more. The animal thing will also result in nightmares. When your tenant moves into your home with 10 pit bulls and starts a puppy mill in your garage, good luck recovering enough to pay for all the damage your rental will incur. When the dogs become a nuissance to the neighbors, are left outside by bad dog owners, pee up all your carpets and destroy your backyard, that pet deposit is going to be worthless. Your habitability provision will be used against you when the tenant can't pay their rent. I maintain all my properties. I do just about every reasonable repair request the tenant makes. But when a tenant can't pay their rent, they get desperate, and they'll claim that the property was not habitable, even though you've maintained it all along. It's almost a first line defense in any unlawful detainer case. I think you're probably going to pay for this regulation if it passes.

UK is way too late to introduce such changes for tenants. NZ/Australia already such laws for many many years

What protects the landlord from squatters though? I did not hear you say one word regarding tenants who vandalize property before leaving or who just stop paying rent all together. Look at what you went through with your squatter. That is my worst fear as a property owner, which honestly makes me consider selling my inherited family home vs renting it out. 🤷‍♀️

So my contact gets renewed every January but my landlord didn’t renew our contract this year because we told him that we are going to purchase a property but will let him know with enough time if we get any offer accepted. However, soon after he gave us verbal notice that we need to empty the property as he is upset that we are buying our own house and this is unfair to him because we were very good tenants and never gave him trouble ( we started renting this property in July 2017 till now) unfortunately our mortgage didn’t get approved and the landlord is saying that we need to empty his property although we still want to live here as due to our children school, I wonder whether isn’t this unfair? Do we have any grounds to not get kicked out? We have never ever paid our rent late, nor disturbed anyone. Please kindly reply if you can. Thanks in advance

What about the homes rented out by Borough councils/housing associations, many of them are well below acceptable standards. The executives on the boards of these housing associations are getting big £££££ bucks. However, these institutions escape the stringent regulations of the government. It is quite right that everyone has a safe, warm, dry home. It is also up to the tenant to look after their home. As a landlord I have just spent over £3,000 redecorating a house left dirty by the tenants. I was scraping/digging scale out of the toilet with my bare hands and using tools like a screwdriver to chip away at it. No time for rogue landlords or crap tenants. I have had plenty of the latter.

I rented a house in April that the landlord said she could not give me a contract or receipt. Now she is saying I need to leave the house but I told her that is not correct. I have utilities bills and all my stuff there

Ombudsman is a Danish word. Very strange the word was not changed to something easier when ‘exported’ from Scandinavia 😊

It sounds better then the US during Covid they could not evict tenants for not paying the rent so the landlord got evicted for not paying the mortgage some landlords where living in there car

This was so interesting. Regarding pets, are you allowed to charge a pet deposit, or would the pet insurance you mentioned cover thongs like soiling, chewing cabinetry, etc? Also it seems furnished apartments are more common than here in the US

As a pet owner (cat) myself, I would not take any property that doesn't have a garden and is not floored throughout, in general its much easier to keep floor clean and bug free than horrible carpet, some Landlords are missing the point of the pet rules within the Renters Reform Bill, you can say no pets but you have to give a very good reason, rather than just say "sorry no pets" which discriminates against all pet owners from applying. I saw a few comments about allergies, unless your living with the tenant you should be ok and if your moving into a property that had a pet owner then surely that property would be cleaned before you move in. People have all sorts of pets and not all pet owners are responsible just like some parents but I would say the majority are otherwise we would have howling dogs and shit everywhere, I think the insurance idea is maybe a good one if you are renting fully furnished and if it can be combined with an existing health care policy but probably not? hopefully it will put an end to the extortionate "Pet Friendly" rates that some corporate rentals charge and in my opinion are not even cat friendly especially if your live above the ground level, I welcome the rules on pets, the lifetime deposit is great less stress than having to save up at a moments notice, I think this shake up is great for good tenants and good landlords end of.

Well, i think that everything that protect tenant from the institutional landlord greed in UK is a good thing.

What if you have a multi-let or an HMO, and the people already in there dislike dogs or have allergies. Surely then you'd have to turn away potentials for a vacant room if they had a pet?

Landlords can still evict it's just a tad harder and costlier, especially non fault evictions.

Sounds pretty common sense. The US has similar bills/regulations in cities. The problem can be getting them enforced and carried through. Different story in rural parts especially where I live where things are less regulated. What’s a ombudsman?

What about the refusal for a double deposit without having a guaruntor? My partner and i are both looking for a place to rent, both on reasonable incomes and rentsl history is on point.. however these changes now require a guaruntor and double deposits are no longer legal? We are in northern ireland so i am not sure if it is slightly different to the rest of uk, but it makes renting and finding a place impossible for people without local family to rely upon as a guarantor? The guaruntor schemes cost a ridiculous amount and almost look like scams. Having to use a co-signor even under the guaruntor scheme seems almost pointless

Thanks! ♡♡ I absolutely think our Lia is adorable in ponytail ♡

Since I think of pet insurance here in the US as a policy that covers medical care needs of the pets, I'm curious how that provides any reassurance for the landlord. Unless 1) pet insurance means something different in the UK or 2) they just figure if a renter cares enough about their pet to have insurance they will also take better care of the property? Since you two are responsible landlords it doesn't sound like these provisions will be too difficult for you to manage.

Hello PLEASE HELP My landlord doing fraud with us , she play a game to evict our home , actually in room is bedbugs and i inform her but she didn’t seriously, i send vedios her of bedbugs, but she said you bring outside, she said bad words for me, then she play game to kick out from home us, she said i clean the home , she bring two man with her and told us putt everything out from home, so we do same, but the two man was locked changer, they changed all lock in home, and everyone go like run , i try to open the door , but the lock is changed, also she block my number, I informed to police but they do nothing, also i pay all month rent , 6 week deposit, she give me nothing 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢, can you suggest me where i go for help ??????????

I don’t think this will be welcomed by landlords, and that could be a problem and before any one asks no I am not a landlord. When I was a tenant I agreed new terms every 6 months and during one of these times I was given a months notice so I was to move out at the end of my contract. I thought that was fair enough. What wasn’t fair enough was landlords stealing my deposit for factors outside my control like damp but it happened. As you tell I lived in a number of homes which didn’t meet any standard so much so when I finally moved into a property without damp I kept wondering why my clothes were not turning white. I have low ish standards yet I looked at some properties which didn’t even meet my low standards which gives you an idea that there are a lot of unsightly homes around.

Don't UK banks offer fix interest loans? May be worth the extra cost if bill passes.

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This seems bad for landlords overall and good for tenets, Let see how many before the law makes it in use that will be a up tic of section 21 some will stop renting others will do the max rent increases that they can.

Not through parliament yet. Things missing to sort out. Are they going to replace the resulting lack of private rentals with council housing? Nah. Hm, sounds like they want everyone renting and not owning much. When are they building all the council run care homes for people with no assets? All those renters will qualify! Oops, no-one left to rip off anymore!

So now it will be even harder to rent

Get your property on market asap

Is there anything in the bill that makes it unlawful to discriminate against renters who are on benefits?

Need that in america the whole rental thinhs is a mess here

How is the landlord protected from property damage above normal wear?

Landlords have to remember their mortgage is their mortgage. It is not the tenant mortgage with the landlord as the guarantor. Too many landlord want a house for free because they made other people work for it. They get really upset when they need to use their own money to repay their loan. Investments do not always provide returns. Sometimes you get a loss. That means if interest rates go up, you do not have a right to put your filthy hands in the tenant wallet. Rates go up and they go down. You make your return when interest rates goes down.

I totally agree with protection for people who rent including of course health and safety like damp, gas, electricity etc but I do see that landlords especially ones that buy to rent to pay mortgages and the likes will deminish in time and that means fewer homes to rent. How many for example of new homes being built are council houses? not many if any at all I would dare say. Some new homes will of course be a choice for renting as long as they come up to the new future go green standards. Question then is are younger people left with staying at home with parents as renting becomes a no chance option?

How are university dorms going to work? What if the student decides they want to stay? can they still be evicted?

I found this very one sided to the government line theres a whole list of issues for landlords with this bill. Another nail in the coffin and why so many are selling up.

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So is it all now a reality or just something people just talk about? Thumb up

One of the grounds for eviction is family members moving in, so you would have still been evicted.

I am wondering with the pet law are there restrictions? like what if someone has 10 cats but can pay their insurance and all that? i mean thats a lot of cats lol or does it matter the type of pet? like cats and dogs but what if its a chicken? i know someone who has a house chicken so i am just curios if theres any clauses that protect the landlords in that situation

What about unlawful occupation? No contract, no rent paid, etc

RRB is a double-edged sword

The U.S. could take some lessons

Under section 1 notice the landlord would still he able to evict you if they wanted to move their elderly parents in, so your point on that was incorrect. In 20 years of property i think i could count on my fingers the number of cases of unfair evictions, the risk and cost to a landlord is huge so there's always a reason, its basic logic, why would a landlord want to evict a good tenant? but section 21 was an easy 'go to' way, now there's going to be a few more hurdles but bad tenants will still get removed.

Just never forget it's not your house it belongs to someone else

I hope the government is building public housing, because this going to run landlords to the nearest exit. When you legislate more regulation and increase cost on landlords, what do you think is going to happen. Public opinion is landlords have money dripping out their arse, which is false. Mom and Pop landlords could make more money, earning interest in the bank now.

We were evicted when I was 5 months pregnant because our landlords were divorcing and the wife wanted to move into the house. We did not have a lease at the time because they never returned it to us with their signatures.

Is there some middle ground if the landlord wants to sell their property, but the tenant doesn’t want to leave?

Owning homes is not a business - you should not be getting other people to line your pockets with their hard earned wages that leaves them without the means of saving for their own future. It's so grim and exploitative.

How can these be enforced if the landlord lives abroad

I wish the US would also adopt these policies. Some of our landlords are such slum lords, rents are so high, no dogs allowed and the places are shit. Great video you guys. XO from SW Colorado

Will the bill address squatters?

This is a conservative government, rental property owners are mostly conservative. This was never going to happen and today (23/19/23) the reform bill has been permanently postponed. Scrapped in other words.

How do I get MY property back from the tenant?

Does the pet rule mean "pets"?? Is it a term used for Seeing Eye Dogs for the Blind? I would think if it means "pet", it is tricky. A dog to help disabled people seems needed. It seems "pet" rules mean life difficult for Landlords