Tenants must not presume the coronavirus outbreak is"a green light" to stop paying their rent, a landlords group has said.
Some groups have called for struggling tenants, and students in particular, to be given time rent-free.Ben Beadle, chief executive of the NRLA, said landlords needed to be flexible when tenants were struggling financially, and offer a temporary break for those tenants in real need. When this support was put in place by government and the banks, it was made clear that any landlord taking up such an option should pass this advantage on to tenants by deferring their rent. The government also announced aSome tenants' groups want the support to go much further. The London Renters' Union wants a suspension of all rent payments, to avoid a build-up of unsustainable debt.
But she said a lack of work because events were suddenly cancelled meant she was planning to move into a hostel because she could live there rent-free in exchange for work.
Who told them?
Obviously. Why should you
Landlords should know, if they aint got the money then they aint got the money
Yes they can. Where's your fucking Blitz spirit, BBC?
Lmao get fucked landlords
Somebody call Claudia Brown, there are landlords to defend.
haha but what if we did ;) haha and then what ;)
Lmao. Watch us
As someone who’s paying rent at the moment, this article and headline massively inspired me to start a tenants assoc in my building. Thanks BBC, we’re gonna stop paying our rent this month! Highly recommend others do this as well!
[Laughs In Despodency] You can, and you should. Because landlords cannot evict without proper paper from CC. If they do, sue them, sue them so hard they gonna need FinAid- oh wait! That shit is getting defunded, ay lmao, bloody thoughts and fucking prayers, m8. RentStrike
Sure they can.
Individuals can’t. Tenants union? Absolutely. If you rent, form one!
that's fine
The best reply there is
Land Lords should learn to code and budget better.
Fuck landlords
'cancelling rent ... could mean these properties would no longer be available to rent ... as landlords would have gone under financially.' Building still exists though, so it can be rented out.
Landlords are parasites that make sure no one can reasonably afford houses because they have been bought and the prices jacked up.
Owners: Mortgage holiday Tenants: No rent holiday Just PAUSE all payments! No debt building up. No interest on the mortgage holiday. Done til we're out of lockdown.
Yes you can, landlords told🤷♀️
Watch us, motherfuckers.
You're going to be so embarrassed when you realise you missed out 'by an association of Landlords'
'I think you'll find we can,' landlords told.
National Association of Landlords can stick this up their arse. They are the ones who pleaded with the government to issue mortgage holidays... but they still want tenants to “enter a repayment plan” - profiting off low-income tenants. Parasites
Lool. This is perhaps the biggest joke and it shows how inept Conservatives is It's told folks not to move house during this period. So how is a landlord going to come round and throw someone out? No estate agents open for viewing etc Besides I got CORONA, landlord. Come round
Yes they can stop paying rent but only if one of them has covid-19
Challenge accepted
Why should the passive income of landlords be the only business cash flow not to be affected by all this? Every other household and business is bringing less in, they should be prepared to do the same.
Haha watch us. Your passive and unearned income is about to dry up. RentStrike
🤮🤑🤮🤑🤮🤑🤮🤑🤮🤑🤮🤑 Claro ! Tendrá la gente que aprender magia para saber duplicar el dinero!!!
This is a great meme template
There are a lot of very flippant attitudes on here. You just stop paying without a reasonsble agreement with your landlord, you will find yourself facing legal action and eviction. You can’t take matters into your own hands. Be sensible and talk to your landlords.
*Psst* Yes you can just stop paying rent
motherfuckers WATCH them!
They should consider getting a job then. Can't believe they haven't been Financially Responsible and saved for a rainy day.
fuck around and find out, leeches
Sure you can force people to pay to use things, but they can also strike long enough to destroy the economy.
ORGANISE ❤️
Ok you dont pay rent .what happens ?months down line you lose your home ..then what ?you wont get rented property again.bit common sence is needed.
You absolutely can
People loosing a source of income need a rent holiday and the government should act to provide this. It's completely unreasonable to expect the whole country to be able to continuing paying rent in these circumstances.
You know what, actually you can
How about pause then? After 3 months tenants could pay the amount due in some parts each month. It’d help lots of people.
Greedy private landlord, all they care about is money. People before profit.
in fact, one may
'You can be furloughed or fired due to a pandemic. But you cant stop paying rent. That's not how this works.' - Some cunt who doesnt grasp how a pandemic works.
silence, bootlickers
Hmm... Will be interesting to see how many Landlords will now accept benefit claimants.
Bollocks
Easy enough, landlords should not be allowed a mortgage break unless they pass that onto their tenants as a rent break.
Teaching, for most HE students, has not been cancelled, it's been moved online. doing a great disservice to all the hard working tutors and students out there. But then the BBC does have a history of HE bashing, so not a surprise.
Actually, you can. It's very easy. You literally don't have to do anything at all.
Of course they can’t. We work and still have to pay our bills. Good excuse for certain ones not to pay
You can if you haven't got it
Ladbrokes have just stopped paying their commercial rents while still trading online.
Unless you never have
Cronie capitalism the landlords get a payment break but tenants keep paying?
Lots of people I know bought houses as “buy to let” they describe as their pension funds. They seem to be in denial that past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. That’s life.
How are you going to pay rent when your not in work or on a lower income I think you should pay a lower rent.the landlords across the country are having a mortgage break!!!!
you can't pay it if you haven't got it. all rent should be put ON HOLD + the period-without-work rent CANCELLED. landlords make enough money from people having no home of their own.
they said at beginning as long as you pay your housing benefit then cometo a arrangement with your landlord for payments , that’s what they said and my landlord has been alright and his from Scotland . I’ve told him i’m be paying all of it as won’t afford payments after .
My council has provided rent holiday for three months.
Landlords' income is of the upmost priority and regardless of whether you have a job or not you still have to pay your feudal dues! TurningPointUK COVID19 landlords rentfreezenow Feudalism
Really?
This is landlords karma. Had they taken people on benefits they wouldn't have lost a penny. But because they only want people in jobs they've now got people unable to pay rent. Oh well learn the hard way about struggle
and the landlords being greedy wont agree to it.
Maybe a trade for toilet paper would work? 1 roll per week.
My landlord only takes cash for rent, self isolated . He is not accepting bank transfer, or DSS What should I do
You must speak Toryan to understand them!
The BBC have reported that a Landlords Association doesn't want tenants to stop paying rent during this hysteria. Can we, now, have a, balancing, interview with a Tenants Association that wants to stop landlords charging rent during this period? if not, the reporting is biased.
bzzzt wrongo
Yes yes we can actually
If you claim benefits you have been told to continue paying this is fine however many pay large top ups. Over the last weeks people have had to spend more on basics meaning should they go without food for the next 3 months or not pay all their rent
What’s the point in having a rent free holiday when at the end of it your going to be 2k in debt to your landlord, much rather struggle now to afford everything than in 3 months time be absolutely f*cked for a year
I read this as ‘you just can’t stop paying rent’. If ever a phrase summed up a generation...
the alternative could be a riot so... idk UK govt...
they gotta force students to be let out of contracts early though
LMAO, get fucked
nooooooo
Actually, you can.
Time to rummage around the board game selection for monopoly money then I suppose. Or the sick job that's just waiting for us when society fully reopens in... checks notes... Potentially 1-2 years.
What this highlights is that for whatever reason, people don't have any savings. Although some will live hand to mouth, others will prioritise holidays, travel and nail, brow and beauty treatments above saving.
Gonna get to the point when people don’t have the money to pay the rent 🤷♂️.. do we move back in with parents or friends ?! Isn’t that breaking the rules of self isolation an gonna create spreading again?! coronavirus rent bills skint morehelpneeded
It's an impossible situation for all sides, but landlords seem to be the group (generalising) that are in positions where they don't seem to have to compromise much even though they're the ones still left with the asset of the property at the other end of this.
The NRLA telling tenants what they should and shouldn't do... On what legal basis? Our are they just handing out advice?
Don't students get loans to cover the cost. Surely they don't waste the money on other things 🤔
No income, do tell ?
Or you get kicked out of your home so it stands empty because no one has a job and no one has any money. Landlords don't forget. We pay your fucking mortgage for you.
Sure you can
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