The government's Renters' Rights Act, which will finally abolish section 21 'no fault' evictions, received Royal Assent and was made an act of law yesterday evening (Monday 27 October).
Tom Darling, Director at the Renters' Reform Coalition, said:
As many as a third of private renters could still be forced to move home after long-awaited renters legislation has been passed, new research suggests, due to a lack of protection in the bill from unaffordable rent increases.
Nearly a third of private renters - an estimated 3.8 million people - "always" or "often" struggle to afford essentials like groceries due to the amount they spend on rent, and nearly 1 in 10 have sold or pawned personal items to be able to afford rent, new polling reveals, as the Renters' Rights
Analysis of the register of interests for the House of Lords by the RRC finds that at least 14 of the 44 peers speaking at the bill’s second reading are landlords of properties in England which will be a