The housing activists Shelter has voiced strong criticism of the government over another setback to the Renters Rights Bill.

Despite being introduced to the House of Commons nine months ago, the Bill still faces three further stages in the House of Lords, beginning tomorrow, before it can return to the Commons for final approval.

With Parliament’s six-week summer recess fast approaching, there are growing doubts the legislation will secure Royal Assent in time.

Speaking to the Financial Times over the weekend, Shelter’s director of communications, Mairi MacRae, expressed frustration at the continued delays. “For every day the government doesn’t pass this bill, another 70 households will be threatened with homelessness because no fault evictions are being kept on life support for no good reason.

“The government has the power to stop this?it must make good on its manifesto commitment by passing the Renters Rights Bill as soon as possible and naming an implementation date.”

One year on from Labour's landslide general election victory, Angela Rayner's promise to scrap Section 21 evictions within 24 hours of taking office remains unfulfilled. The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary made the pledge to campaigners during the run-up to the vote.

The Renters Rights Bill—central to that commitment—enters the Report Stage in the House of Lords tomorrow, with three days of debate scheduled. If the Bill clears the Lords without major changes, it will return to the Commons. But with Parliament due to rise for summer recess on July 22, final approval now seems unlikely before the break.

Speaking to the Financial Times over the weekend, a government spokesperson addressed the ongoing delays: “We never said we would definitely get [the] Bill on to the statute books by the summer.”