As reported in the Uxbridge Leader, a commercial private landlord has given 8 families in North Road, Hayes, two months notice get out of their homes so they can be sold.
All eight tenants, who had been resident for up to ten years, are all on Assured Shorthold Tenancies which provide virtually no security of tenure.
Their Labour ward Councillor Janet Gardiner is reported to be raising the issue of tenants' rights at the next full Hillingdson Council meeting.
At the Council meeting on 4 November Labour Councillor Janet Gardner sought reassurances that tenants who were being made homeless would receive help from the Council. Councillor Corthorne , the Cabinet Member for Social Services, Health & Housing, replied that the Council was continuing to work with all of the affected households and everything was being done to help them to either remain in the property (where possible) or find alternative suitable accommodation.
ReplyDeleteLabour Councillor John Major, by way of a supplementary question, asked the whether Councillor Corthorne–agreed that the Council needed to lobby the Government to strengthen the rights of tenants. Councillor Corthorne responded that care was needed as the action being taken was a routine business transaction. He advised that he would give the matter some thought and provide Councillor Major (and Councillor Gardner) with a written response.