The Renters’ Reform Coalition has expressed indignation over reports that the Renters (Reform) Bill might be on the verge of collapse.
According to an article by Noa Hoffman in The Sun, citing a ‘Whitehall insider’, the bill is at risk due to a small group of landlord MPs who appear to be “holding the bill to ransom.”
The Coalition’s response comes amid revelations that several MPs advocating for pro-landlord amendments have personal interests as landlords.
Tom Darling, the campaign manager for the Coalition, condemned the situation, stating: “It’s becoming clear that a number of Conservative MPs – many of whom are landlords – are intent on torpedoing their own manifesto commitment to end section 21 evictions and deliver desperately-needed rental reform. This is disgraceful.”
Darling highlighted the dire situation for renters awaiting reform, saying: “Everyone deserves a safe, liveable home. But hundreds of thousands of renters have already been threatened with homelessness due to section 21 notices while waiting for this Government to act on its promise to abolish the practice – many more pay through the nose to live in unhealthy or dangerous conditions, but are afraid to complain for fear of eviction.”
He warned that any further delay or failure to pass the Renters (Reform) Bill would significantly tarnish the Government’s housing crisis record, adding, “A failure to deliver the bill would be the final nail in the coffin for this government’s record on the housing crisis.”
The Coalition is pushing for immediate action, indicating that the Bill’s collapse would betray the 12 million renters in England who are in urgent need of the protections it promises.
