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07/08/2009
NLA backs residential property law changes |
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A spokesman for the National Landlords Association (NLA) has voiced his organisation's support for proposed changes to residential property law that would give more rights to tenants facing eviction as a result of their home being repossessed.
Media relations manager Steve Hilton said plans to increase protection for those in this situation would appear to be "perfectly reasonable" as they have not done anything wrong.
"It's not the tenant's fault; it's where the landlords have effectively defrauded and let their properties on bog-standard residential mortgages," he explained.
Communities and Local Government published its proposals on Wednesday. Under the new rules, tenants would be allowed to stay in their property for up to two months after it has been repossessed in cases where landlords have not told the lender they are letting it out.
It is estimated that there have been around 3,000 repossessions that have led to paying tenants facing eviction.
Written by Anna Norton |
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