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I DO strongly support planning limits on holiday letting (which would prevent these “no grounds” notices being used to change use of privately owned rental stock from local housing to holiday let).
I even more strongly support a return to proper funding of government owned social housing that is truly affordable for local workers and others (rents charged at 30% of actual household income). The move to privately developed “affordable housing” is a failed experiment that has only benefited greedy developers with sophisticated advice as to how to access the tax incentives without actually addressing local housing needs.
I do NOT support and end to “no grounds” evictions. As a land-lord who lets to local families and tries to keep rent fair and accessible I know from personal experience that a “no grounds” 3 month notice is the most cost effective way to get rid of a non-paying or problem tenant. Private land-lords have our own financial needs and pressures (and can experience real stress if tenants can’t or won’t pay). We do not have an obligation to provide social housing for people who can’t pay – only to pay appropriate tax on our income which should then be used for that purpose.