It's legal to be evicted for complaining about poor conditions. Demand change

[Tony Gosling]

Let's make life better for renters

It's currently legal to be evicted for complaining about poor 
conditions. Demand change, email your MP now: 
<http://t.co/JZrultkDUa>http://bit.ly/1G1WRoe
http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/making-renting-better.html#tell

Crisis has long demanded action to improve private renting.Sometimes 
it has felt like we were banging our heads against a wall.

We know there are good landlords and properties out there. In fact, 
private renting is one of the most important routes out of 
homelessness for single people.

Yet too many people still have to put up with bad landlords and 
dangerous properties. Recent 
<http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/sustain.html>research 
from Crisis and Shelter shows how bad life in private rented 
accommodation can be.


End revenge evictions

<http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/http://www.crisis.org.uk/pressreleases.php/622/revenge-eviction-bill-a-lifeline-for-renters-trapped-in-poor-conditions>The 
Government has announced its support for the Tenancies Reform bill - 
a private member's bill to tackle revenge evictions introduced by 
Sarah Teather MP.

Revenge evictions happen when tenants are evicted just for asking 
their landlord to fix poor or dangerous conditions, leaving them 
potentially facing homelessness. And fear of revenge evictions means 
some tenants don't complain about that leaking roof or broken boiler, 
leaving their homes cold and their health at risk.

The Bill, which has been supported by Shelter, will give tenants the 
confidence to ask for their homes to be maintained.

But we will need your help to make sure this new law passes - will 
you tell your MP to turn up and vote on 28 Novemeber?


Tell your MP to turn up and vote

We've drafted an email asking your MP to turn up and vote to end 
revenge evictions, which you'll be able to edit if you want.

But first, have you, your friends or family ever been evicted after 
reporting problems to your landlord? Or did you decide not to report 
them because you thought you might get kicked out? If yes, please 
tell your MP what happened by filling in the box below.

Don't worry if you haven't had any experience of revenge evictions, 
you can still email your MP - just leave the box empty.

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