Landlords' Anger At County Court Closure Plans

Threats to close county courts nationwide, including in London and in Wales, have been met with anger by landlords, upset at this aspect of the Coalition government’s spending cuts.

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is lobbying the Government to re-assess its plans to scrap a number of its county courts. RLA members are also individually lobbying the Ministry of Justice on the issue.

The concern is that legislation makes it unlawful for landlords to take possession of their premises without a court order. Even with the existing number of courts, there is a huge backlog of applications by landlords, slowing up the process for many.

Richard Jones, lawyer for the RLA, commented:

“Residential landlords are among the few business people who regularly have to use the court service as part of their day to day work. Courts are already under great pressure and waiting lists are growing – and this would only get worse. But meanwhile, landlords have to allow tenants to continue living in their properties even if they are not paying their rent. Landlords have no choice but to sit back, allow arrears to mount up, and lose money they will never recover, while they wait for permission to gain possession of their own properties. Only then can they start to find new tenants. So, to us, an efficient, effective and above all speedy court service is vital.”

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