From This Is Money:
Landlords call for help as tenants can go almost a year without having to pay rent due to lengthy eviction process
Tenants are able to live rent-free for up to almost year if they're in dispute with their landlord about moving out, experts have warned.
Strict laws about evicting a tenant means it can take weeks, if not months, for a landlord to repossess a property.
Arla Propertymark, the industry body for the lettings agency, described the eviction process as 'a chaotic mess' and is calling for new housing courts to be established to help speed it up.
Don't ask paying tenants to leave then. Problem solved.
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