I sent my (Conservative) MP an email re Generation Rent's campaign against no fault evictions and received this feeble reply:
Thank you for your email of 17th November regarding the Generation Rent campaign on restricting evictions. I understand the points you raise.
I have read the proposals from Generation Rent and I agree that all tenants deserve to feel safe in their home. The nature of renting means many tenants do not have as much long-term security as they may wish and I would encourage tenants and landlords who favour longer tenancies to use the Government's model tenancy agreement. Longer fixed-term tenancies provide more stability for tenants and also means that they do not need to pay fees to renew a tenancy.
The two months' written notice a landlord provides before taking possession of a property can be used by a tenant to find alternative accommodation (1). This notice provides landlords with the flexibility to manage their property, however, it is important that people and [sic] not being made homeless because of this.
Most tenants are satisfied with their accommodation (2) and this is testament to the fact that the majority of landlords are hardworking(3) and responsible. They provide safe and decent accommodation and understand the needs of their tenants.(4)
I look forward to the publication of the White Paper on Housing and will bear in mind the points you raise during the course of my Parliamentary duties.
1) Not long, is it, especially if the landlord doesn't pay you your deposit back until long after you've left, if at all.
2) Are they? I doubt it, most are pretty unhappy with having to hand over a large sum of money each month.
3) "Hardworking"?? She's having a fucking laugh.
4) Landlords do just enough to ensure the money keeps rolling in, that's about it. Replacing the odd fridge is hardly evidence of some genius insight into "the needs of their tenants".
I wonder, is the standard email reply from Labour and Lib Dem MPs just as inane?
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