Mr. Bob Jordan:

On the sale of property, the measures introduced at the end of last year followed our lobbying to the effect that the provisions in the Act on a landlord's intention to sell a property or to move a family member into a home were being abused regularly. We came across properties which the landlord had purported was for sale, but the tenant discovered that another tenant had moved in a few weeks later. These measures have not yet been addressed by the Department, but we go one step further to suggest the sale of a property, under most circumstances, should not be a reason to put a tenant out. There are a lot of people who would be delighted to have somebody paying rent from day one, somebody who was recruited into the property by the previous owner and who has a track record of paying the rent.

It is counter-intuitive to want to get that tenant out of the property when they are there ready, willing and paying.