shlomo Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-57262181 As England's coronavirus eviction ban comes to an end on Monday, around a million households fear losing their homes, a charity says. About 400,000 renters have had eviction notices or been told to expect them, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says. One renter in arrears told the BBC his landlord has "the power to just flick their finger and get me out". But a landlord said she had struggled to pay her mortgage while her tenant was not paying rent. The government said it was balancing the needs of landlords to use the courts with support for tenants by continuing to require extended notice periods. During the pandemic, bailiffs were asked not to carry out evictions if anyone living in the property had Covid-19 symptoms or was self-isolating. Eviction notice periods were extended to six months as an emergency measure during the pandemic - but will drop to four months from 1 June. Before the pandemic, notice periods were usually two months in England. Renter eviction ban to end on 31 May 'Fix the broken rental system' Joseph Rowntree Foundation economist Rachelle Earwaker said many renters in low income work such as catering or taxi driving had lost their livelihoods in the pandemic and ending the eviction ban risks "a two-tier recovery". "We're really worried that there will be a wave of homelessness coming through," said Ms Earwaker. The charity commissioned YouGov to question more than 10,000 adults, a quarter of them renters, in England, Wales and Scotland, early in May. The findings suggest that, compared with homeowners, renters are more than three times as likely to be behind with rent or bills (6% vs 19%). They were also twice as likely to worry about: meeting their housing costs (10% vs 20%) and losing their homes within three months (5% vs 11%) It is stressful and it's affecting my health and it gives a lot of sleepless nights," he says. "I just don't know when I'm going to wake up to the dreadful message, saying that this is your notice because of the rent arrears. "So far the ban on eviction was my safety net for me not ending up on the streets." The owner Candy Richards has been trying evict a tenant she says stopped paying his rent in October 2019, well before the pandemic. Despite being in work he now owes her more than £10,000 and the eviction ban means she's "been powerless to do anything to get my property back." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) Candy Richards has been trying to evict a tenant who has not paid any rent since October 2019 Edited June 29, 2021 by shlomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggy Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, shlomo said: Candy Richards has been trying evict a tenant she says stopped paying his rent in October 2019, well before the pandemic. Despite being in work he now owes her more than £10,000 and the eviction ban means she's "been powerless to do anything to get my property back." I'm pretty sure I have seen a picture of a nano-violin imaged at an atomic scale a few years or even decades back. I can only find a guitar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just now, Huggy said: I'm pretty sure I have seen a picture of a nano-violin imaged at an atomic scale a few years or even decades back. I can only find a guitar though. Off topic but I wonder if Candy was hot 20 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, shlomo said: Off topic but I wonder if Candy was hot 20 years ago Like BTL you mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: Like BTL you mean ? She looks like a bit of a goer in her youth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggy Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, shlomo said: Off topic but I wonder if Candy was hot 20 years ago 8 minutes ago, shlomo said: She looks like a bit of a goer in her youth She's actually 23. That's what happens when you lose with bricks n mortar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Huggy said: She's actually 23. That's what happens when you lose with bricks n mortar. You think not receiving rent for nearly 3 years has made her look 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, shlomo said: You think not receiving rent for nearly 3 years has made her look 45 No it's just the constant confusion over division sums to calculate her yield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromage Frais Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 With both side bleating for cash the only solution is a fast track mediation service. Pay when you can and agree the loss you can handle and get it sorted in a few hours with a decision. If not then courts No more bailouts.... but there will be for landlords masked as for the benefit or renters most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawek Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 400k that is almost 10% of renting households Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 8 hours ago, slawek said: 400k that is almost 10% of renting households Damn what can we do to keep house prices up for that poor landlord class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former postman Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 God I love the sound of landlords bleating in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 A million LANDLORDS are in fear of losing their homes SLAVES, charity says It's their pension, innit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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