{"id":120434,"date":"2023-10-22T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T09:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120434"},"modified":"2023-10-22T09:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T09:59:05","slug":"backing-for-new-laws-to-protect-tenants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/backing-for-new-laws-to-protect-tenants\/","title":{"rendered":"Backing for new laws to protect tenants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Laws abolishing \u201cno fault\u201d evictions, which allow landlords to remove tenants without a reason, will be debated by MPs tomorrow after the Government chose to press ahead with the change despite opposition from some backbenchers.<\/p>\n

It follows claims that tenants in privately-rented accommodation are scared to ask for repairs or to challenge rent increases because they fear being kicked out.<\/p>\n

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Critics claim it will drive landlords out and make housing shortages worse, ultimately pushing up rents.<\/p>\n

But a report by think tank the Centre for Social Justice highlights the experience in Scotland, where similar reforms have already been introduced.<\/p>\n

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Andy Cook, the think tank\u2019s chief executive, said: \u201cThe independent impact assessment for this Bill shows that average net costs to Landlords are minimal, at \u00a310 per tenancy. No-fault evictions were ended in Scotland in 2017, and we haven\u2019t seen an exodus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis change in the law will protect some 11 million people from the threat of arbitrary eviction, give them greater security, and reduce homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n