Briefing: Report Stage of the Renters (Reform) Bill

The 2019 Conservative Manifesto pledged a ‘better deal for renters’. The government’s White Paper promised a private rented sector ‘with affordability, security and quality at its heart’. But Shelter has been deeply concerned by the government’s imbalanced approach to amending the Renters (Reform) Bill so far – and, nearly five years on from that first promise, the current Bill is set to fail renters.

Shelter cannot support this Bill unless the government stands up to the self-interest of landlord MPs and takes decisive action to fix it. We are calling on all MPs to ensure the debate at Report Stage is a truly balanced one.