Neighbours from hell are to be turfed out of their homes using new powers for residents, landlords and councils, ministers will say today. Currently, court proceedings to evict those responsible for campaigns of unpleasant or vicious behaviour can take a year or more. But Housing Minister Grant Shapps will introduce a new mandatory ground for possession of a property when tenants have a track record of anti-social behaviour.
Ministers believe that a swifter
process for evicting nuisance families will act as a deterrent for bad
behaviour and encourage perpetrators to change their ways and act more
responsibly.
