Rental reform is back. The Government confirmed it will:

End Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’ – and provide ‘new clear and expanded possession grounds’ so ‘landlords can reclaim their properties when they need to’

Apply a Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector

Extend Awaab’s Law to private renting – setting clear timeframes within which landlords must make homes safe where they contain serious hazards

Create a digital private rented sector database with information for landlords, tenants, and councils

Set up a new ombudsman service that will provide fair, impartial and binding resolution to both landlords and tenants, reducing the need to go to court

Strengthen tenants’ rights, including: ability to challenge rent increases, ending rental ‘bidding wars’, and the right to request a pet – as well as making discrimination against tenants in receipt of benefits or with children illegal when choosing to let.