ASB to be tackled as Landlords promised power to Evict Anti-Social Tenants

Yesterday, the Department of Levelling Up announced their Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan which sets out an ambitious new approach to working with local agencies to tackle the blight of anti-social behaviour facing communities across England and Wales.

The plan includes details which will allow Landlords and law-abiding tenants to benefit from stronger laws and systemsto ensure those who are persistently disruptive are evicted. The aim is to seek to halve the delay between a private landlord serving notice for anti-social behaviour and eviction and broaden the disruptive and harmful activities that can lead to eviction. The plan also provides a clear expectation that previous anti-social behaviour offenders are deprioritised for social housing.