Matthew Pennycook comments on the Conservatives ditching the Renters Reform Bill

Matthew Pennycook MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Housing, commenting on the Conservatives ditching the Renters Reform Bill, said:

“The Tories' decision to cave in to vested interests and abandon their already weakened Renters Reform Bill leaves in tatters the promises they made to private tenants five years ago. 

“If the Tories get back in, renters will remain exposed to spiralling costs, poor housing standards and the risk of homelessness from no-fault evictions.

“Labour will turn the page on 14 years of Tory chaos, deliver where the Tories have failed and pass robust renters reform legislation that abolishes Section 21 no-fault evictions immediately and decisively levels the playing field between landlords and tenants.”