The Government is seeking views on the creation of a specialist Housing Court to provide a single path to raise issues and settle disputes for agents, landlords and tenants.
It would replace the current system that leaves agents, tenants and landlords to pursue claims against one another over housing disputes through a range of routes such as the county court, First-tier Tribunal, magistrates court or high court.
The Ministry of Housing has launched a Call for Evidence that argues the current process can be time consuming for landlords when trying to repossess a property, while tenants can find the process confusing when making or defending a claim against their landlord.