After reading
an article in The Guardian regarding people who are calling for the government
to revise the laws on renting in the United Kingdom, I found myself thinking
about the possible benefits it could bring. Apparently, any revision entitles
change and improvement, but still, it is not perfect. Revised renting laws
could bring the following options to UK tenants.
1.
Prevent
“Revenge” Evictions
The Guardian
article told about the story of Andrezj Koper, a tenant of Fergus and Judith
Wilson. The latter couple had been infamous because they used the rights of
landlords abusively. It was described in the article that Koper had been
evicted because he only wanted to have the boiler in his rental home repaired.
A revision of laws could better protect tenants from such situations.
Apparently, the UK property laws do not obligate landlords to give a reason for
eviction.
2.
Enforce
Landlord Responsibilities
Many of these
infamous revenge evictions, as far as I am concerned, refers to the Landlord
trying to evade their responsibilities to tenants. Here is a full list of
landlord responsibilities, and these need to be reinforced. The UK legislation
must realize that tenants are still customers,
and that landlords need to act
like proper business personnel who provides service.
3.
Improve
the Economy
Renting is
the best option for moving professionals and their families, and avoiding a
hundred-thousand streak of evictions yearly could improve the economy. With
stability in terms of landlord-tenant relationships with proper laws in place,
industries could have mainstay employees, and property prices could even
increase.
