Evictions rocket as welfare reforms and rising property prices hit home | Amelia Gent

[Legal Beagles]

The number of tenants evicted from their homes in England and Wales hit record levels in November, a trend that was reflected in the crowded waiting room for eviction hearings at Bournemouth county court last week. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that 11,100 properties were repossessed by bailiffs between July and September this […]

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[PAWS]

Re: Evictions rocket as welfare reforms and rising property prices hit home | Amelia

Shelter estimates that over 1,300 people a day (560 households) in England are put at risk from eviction or repossession.

I am sorry but why is our government giving millions in foreign aid to provide food and shelter for people in developing nations when UK families are being thrown out on to the streets or living in appalling conditions and begging for food? This is F’n ridiculous!!!!!!
I know some private landlords renting out properties are often desperate for the rent to be paid but many are large property owners or housing associations. They certainly could be more flexible when tenants get into difficulty.
When a property is repossessed the OL /DCA sell it at auction at a knock down price so property developers can make even more money. In many cases they sell it well below the total amount outstanding living the debtor homeless and still expected to pay their mortgage!

[Mr $quandaŁot]

Re: Evictions rocket as welfare reforms and rising property prices hit home | Amelia

I am aware of the fact that the government needs to find ways to pay the ever-increasing foreign debt but this is neither the way nor the time to do it.

Tories are now doing too much damage and hurting their former supporters. Right-wing press (Daily Mail, Express etc.) are trying to re-direct the attention to EU relations and immigration.

Goodness knows where this all going to end. History tends to repeat itself and potential outcome could be far from pretty!

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Evictions rocket as welfare reforms and rising property prices hit home | Amelia

There are so many things that could be said about this government and its policies that if I was to type it all, the entire hosting company would run out of server space!

They are headed by a Capitalist Moron (CaMoron) who is intent in ruining the country by cutting everything. When they came into power they wanted to cut the benefits bill, what was the first thing they did? Cut civil service jobs! Where would must of those people end up? You guessed it right: on the dole! Uhmmm, makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

Interest rates have remained at rock bottom levels ever since the credit crunch, the idea was to stimulate the economy and pull the country out of recession, however, it's had the effect of encouraging property prices to rise, one more, to ridiculous levels and fueling speculation. If rates were to rise to a more normal level, a lot of people, both owner occupiers and BTL landlords, would find themselves unable to pay their mortgages, resulting in both homeowners and tenants losing their homes. As ever, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and, with benefits cuts, this country is moving closer to the third world every day.

Here's a little Christmas message to this lovely government: