Property News Archive

Wednesday 25th March 2009

MPs call for tenants to be protected during repossession

An Early Day Motion has been signed in the House of Commons calling attention to the plight of tenants made homeless when their landlords' properties are repossessed.

The motion says: "That this House recognises that tenants in the private rented sector risk losing their homes through repossession when landlords default on mortgages; notes that many tenants are evicted with little or no notice, sometimes only finding out when the bailiff arrives on their doorstep; further notes that many of these tenants could be at risk of homelessness through no fault of their own; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to avert a potential crisis by giving courts the discretion to defer possession and allow tenants sufficient time to find another home."

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