A survey carried out by Landlord Action, housing law specialist and part of the Hamilton Fraser Group, has revealed that 26% of landlords who have issued a Section 21 notice of eviction to their tenants in the last 12 months have done so because they plan to sell their property.
Similarly, 24% of those who plan to evict their tenants in the next 12-18 months, say they will do so because the increasing legislative burden means they have decided to sell.
The survey asked landlords whether they had served a Section 21 notice in the last 12 months, to which 34% responded yes. The most common reasons given were rent arrears (31%), landlords selling their property (26%) and anti-social behaviour (22%). Just 2% said it was in order to move back in.
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