4th
Jul 2024
A landlord association is telling the new government must reinstate the Renters Reform Bill “as a matter of urgency”.
In a statement which is endorsed by a major lettings agency chain, a Build To Rent ‘colossus’, and the British Property Federation, that stresses how important it is for the new government to make reform of the PRS a top priority after elected.
A statement from the association says ….“follows widespread campaigning by us in the run-up to the General Election, where we have sought to highlight issues which we feel the UK’s major political parties must take into account.”
And continues: “Renters, landlords and letting agents have faced five years of uncertainty over plans to end Section 21 ‘no fault’ repossessions. With all the main parties’ manifestos committed to delivering rental reform, it’s time to bring the issue to a conclusion. Only this approach will enable the sector to look forward and unlock the investment in new housing that renters desperately need and deserve.
“The Renters Reform Bill to end Section 21 was well on its way through Parliament before the election with broad support, and Labour has said it could have ‘happily’ agreed it in the ‘wash up’ period.
“The best way for the next government to achieve their objectives would be to resurrect this Bill as a matter of urgency.”
Last week Matthew Pennycook the Shadow Housing Minister, who is odds on favourite to keep the role upon Labour winning the election, was interviewed by Sky News and said: “We took the Bill through Parliament. We took it right to the end, got to the wash up, we said to the government we would happily pass this. It’s not perfect, we wanted to see it strengthened, but renters are so desperately in need of greater rights and protections we will see it through.”
News Archive »