Should councils clean up the estates?

With increasing numbers priced out of the market, more and more potential tenants are applying for an ever decreasing stock of houses, which should in theory make it easier for councils to be choosy about who they accept as tenants, and who they evict.

I come home from work, find objects other than letters and leaflets posted through my letter box, rubbish thrown in the garden (just mine, no one else's) or wake up and find my car vandalised.

Should the council be able to evict a tenant solely because of the behaviour of their little darlings?

The street seems fine, if they behave themselves they have nothing to fear.

OH!! definitely. i lived in a council flat for a while and frankly!! it was the most miserable experience i ever had. the council should only house working families. and should have the power to evict nightmare tenants immediately. its just another example of how the wet liberal PC infested morons are wrecking every thing.

if they get thrown out of the estates where do they go? homeless shelters? enough there? the street?

yes

There is indeed a ghetto for all the trash in West Yorkshire.
It's called Dewsbury.

Yes I think councils should evict them..I also think it would be a good idea if they formed ghettos just for these people. Many of the people on these housing estates were given good quality new houses and yet they expect everyone else to pay for their mess. Lots of tenants on the estates keep their place nice and have tidy gardens yet are forced to live next door to slobs.....clear them out and dump them in 2nd rate housing as far away as possible from decent people.

Yes Councils should be able to get Possession Orders much easier than they can at present. Blame the do gooders not the Councils, the do gooders protect these anti social tenants.

no bomb them

No!Let the residents do it themselves!

it's not up to councils to "pick and choose" their tenants; do you not think that housing officers would love to choose "nice" tenants which would reduce their anti-social behaviour workload? But, housing is allocated on a need basis, as in those with greater need get the house/flat etc.

Eviction is down to the courts, not the housing officers - a h/officer can work his @ss of to have a file of reasons why a tenant should be evicted - but if the judge says no - that's it!

The problem is that the courts and the govt are so lax. Police are overstretched and once they get them to court to judges do nothing; on the flipside - if you happen to park your car in the wrong place watch out because you're an easy target.

Sadly councils cant choose that's the point your missing they have a statuary obligation.

Local Authority Accommodation Duties

This Council has a range of accommodation duties under the homelessness legislation and these are described below.

Interim Duty To Accommodate (section 29 of the 1987 Act)

Temporary Accommodation with advice and assistance (section 31(3))

Permanent accommodation (section 31(2) of the 1987 Act)

Threatened with homelessness (section 32(2) of the 1987 Act)

There may be a different criteria depending upon here you live, but its not a simple of getting rid of benefit breeders and Wayne's and Waynettas, the law has to be followed, any breach would mean they they have failed in their duty and would be taken to court.

As much as I agree its not a pleasant situation for you to find yourself, once evicted they would become technically homeless and the process begins again. Yes they may spend a few moths in a bedsit/bed and breakfast giving good tenants respite from their behaviour, but there is another one in bed and breakfast at the top of the housing list waiting to take there place.

Better the enemy you know than the enemy you dont.


...............I think


maybe not