Is the coming decade going to be the one where Britain becomes more like countries in Europe where renting is the norm? Several interesting reports online today consider this. An article in the FT quotes the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Survey of English Housing, which shows that the proportion of owner-occupied homes in…
I run a couple of classified rental sites in America, and while I do not live in England I know from monitoring Twitters search stream on rental scams, that America is not alone when it comes to dealing with rental scammers. It feels like an on-slot of scammers have been using my sites to create…
A newspaper report here, describes a survey in Toronto in Canada which shows that vulnerable people are regularly being discriminated against by landlords. To quote the article: To test landlord compliance, the centre created five “renter profiles” – a single mother with one child; a black single mother with one child; a single South Asian…
A report on the BBC web-site states that plans to overhaul the private rental sector are being considered in Northern Ireland. The key proposals are – A central scheme for tenants’ deposits so that landlords cannot simply refuse to pay back deposits for “flimsy reasons” Government deposit guarantee for vulnerable people who cannot afford them…
The Landlord-Law blog being a British blog, generally only looks at housing in England and Wales. However, this article, kindly provided by Kelly Kilpatrick, gives a transatlantic viewpoint. Note that the opinions expressed in this article are those of Kelly and do not necessarily reflect mine. If you are outside England & Wales and would…
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Devious tenant works the system in Canada
It is interesting to read sometimes about the problems landlords have in other jurisdictions. A CBS news report tells the tale of Toronto landlord Jane Randall who has been trying to evict her non paying tenant for months. In October it seems she obtained an eviction order but this was cancelled “when the tenant complained…