Landlords 'find it difficult' to evict tenants

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:06:22 GMT

Eviction is a difficult process for landlords, one expert has noted.

The process of evicting tenants is tipped in the favour of the occupants, it has been claimed.

Policy director for the Residential Landlords Association, Richard Jones, suggested landlords are often in a difficult position when lodgers fail to pay the rent.

"One of the oldest tricks in the book is to claim there has been disrepair to the property when the tenant has never told the landlord that there is any disrepair," he added.

The process of eviction is extremely slow and some boarders play on this fact, Mr Jones indicated.

He explained proprietors still have to provide accommodation even if they have not received their fee.

However, if individuals fail to pay their electricity bills they would be cut off, Mr Jones observed.

The expert's comments follow a revelation from Landlord Action that more than 2,000 landlords have signed a petition calling for a change in legislation that would make it easier to eject residents.

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