Reform UK vow to scrap renters protections reveals they’re ‘in pocket of rogue landlords’
Last week multi-millionaire Deputy Reform leader Richard Tice, announced that a Reform government would tear up Labour legislation to tackle abuse of tenants and employees
Richard Tice has vowed to scrap the Renters Rights Act(Image: Getty Images)
Reform’s vow to scrap the Renters Rights Act shows they’re “in the pocket of rogue landlords”, the Housing Secretary has claimed.
Last week multi-millionaire Deputy Reform leader Richard Tice, announced that a Reform government would tear up Labour legislation to tackle abuse of tenants and employees. Mr Tice pledged to s crap two landmark acts passed last year – the Renters’ Rights Act and the Employment Rights Act.
Now Steve Reed has torn into Nigel Farage ’s party, and claimed they would leave the vulnerable open to exploitation.
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He told The Sunday Mirror : “For too long renters – of which there are 11 million in this country – have been let down and dogged by insecurity. I’m calling time on this and on 1 May the biggest upgrade in rights and protections in decades will be switched on.
“Yet just this week, Reform said they would scrap them, leaving renters vulnerable to exploitation. The party that claims to be on the side of normal people showed their true colours. They’re really in the pockets of rogue landlords. This government is on the side of the millions of hardworking people and families that are renting and deserve the well overdue protections the Renters’ Rights Act will introduce.”
The groundbreaking Renters’ Rights Act will come into force in two months, changing the experience of renting for millions in England. It will abolish section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction notices, end rent bidding wars and get rid of fixed contracts, giving renters the flexibility to leave with two months’ notice.
It will shield them financially, stopping rents going up more than once a year and establishing new powers to challenge unfair rent increases.
Mr Reed continued: “These much called for measures will mean renters get the decent, safe and secure homes that they deserve, providing the foundations they need to work, raise a family and build a life. I know that a safe and secure home is more than just bricks and mortar – it is housing that can truly transform a person’s life. I’m determined to end the housing crisis we inherited, build the 1.5 million homes this country needs and give renters the stability and security they deserve.”
Responding, a Reform UK spokesman said: “Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act has been a disaster for renters. It’s already driving landlords to sell up in droves, slashing rental supply and pushing up rental prices. All Steve Reed and his government has achieved is making renting more expensive and leaving ordinary people desperately hunting for homes that simply aren’t there.”
