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In a move aimed at providing greater protection for renters and reducing the number of unscrupulous landlords, the government will introduce the Renters’ Rights Bill to the Commons next week. The draft law, which applies to England only, will forbid landlords from evicting tenants without cause and allow tenants to request pets. The no-fault eviction ban has been promised for some time, but the previous Conservative government repeatedly delayed it. The bill is expected to be discussed later in the autumn.
The bill’s heart is the ban on Section 21 evictions, which currently enable landlords to evict tenants at two months’ notice without giving any reason. Ministers hope to immediately enforce the ban once the bill becomes law, rather than waiting to see whether the court system is prepared to deal with new cases as the previous government proposed. The lack of no-fault evictions will put pressure on the courts, the previous government warned, because landlords will need to go through a legal process to reclaim their properties when they have legitimate grounds to do so.
Renters would also gain more flexibility to contest rent hikes. New regulations preventing landlords from offering rent bidding wars would also be implemented. Awaab’s Law, already in effect for social renters, would expand to the private sector, requiring landlords to address hazards within a certain period.
According to Shelter, the UK’s leading housing charity, the proposed Renters’ Rights Bill is a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to remedy the private rental system for England’s 11 million renters, who face record levels of evictions, rising rents, and low housing standards. In addition to urging Section 21 to be loophole-free, Shelter wants the bill to limit rent surges in tenancies, subsidize local authorities to address rogue landlords, and abolish discrimination in renting. The Renters’ Reform Coalition has praised the government for praising the tenant community, but it has vowed to wait and watch the legislation’s specifics before making any judgments
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