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NLJ this week: Landlord-tenant reform may make things worse

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04 August 2023
Issue: 8036 / Categories: Legal News , Landlord&tenant , Property
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The Renters Reform Bill aims to change the nature of the landlord-tenant relationship, improving tenants’ security while giving greater flexibility to landlords. But can it achieve this? In this week’s NLJ, Gary Scott, partner at Spector, Constant & Williams, assess its chances.

Scott covers the contents of the Bill, and airs some concerns about its impact in practice. The Bill ends ‘no fault’ eviction (or does it?) and introduces a central database of landlords to help drive out the rogues. But what about its enforcement provisions? Will they be workable? And will landlords with small portfolios give up?

Worryingly, Scott suggests the Bill may do the opposite of what it sets out to achieve—find out more here.
Issue: 8036 / Categories: Legal News , Landlord&tenant , Property
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