Reported in Property Investor Post, the research by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) suggests that of private rented sector (PRS) landlords who have served a repossession notice "at some point", over half had done so due to anti-social behaviour or criminal activity on the part of the tenant.

The NRLA research showed that of that latter cohort of landlords 84% "never received help in tackling such behaviour from their local authority, while three quarters (75%) had no help from the police".

One PRS landlord quoted by the NRLA said "sometimes (especially in a house of multi occupancy) tenants fear to speak up about other tenants acting aggressively or drinking or on drugs, for fear of safety. My tenants have been assaulted by my other tenants and we can't ask them to leave without evidence. Evidence takes time and, in our experience, all the other tenants moved out and we lost money waiting for the bad one to leave".

The NRLA Chief Executive, Ben Beadle is quoted as saying "The police and councils are failing to provide the support landlords desperately need to take swift and effective action against nightmare tenants. This needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency before s.21 repossessions are ended".

The report however, doesn't make clear whether the NRLA research also highlights details of landlords' contacts with council teams such as an ASB team or an ASB helpline where (the latter made available, for example, to PRS landlords by the council in Birmingham) and what help or support was requested but not provided and why not provided.

Looking for up to the minute updates on all selective licensing and PRS news? Follows us on Facebook Twitter LinkedIn