Will the Conservatives deliver on their manifesto promise to ban ‘no-fault’ evictions?

Four years after Boris Johnson vowed to strengthen renters’ rights, the bill will finally see its second reading in parliament on Monday

Figures show that 71,310 households have been evicted using Section 21 notices since the bill was announced in 2019 (PA)

The Conservative Party’s 2019 manifesto promised a “better deal for renters” built around ending so-called “no-fault” evictions.

As well as scrapping no-fault evictions, the Renters Reform Bill will give tenants the right to request to keep a pet in their property, and will require landlords to sign up to a national registry.

Four years after Boris Johnson promised to strengthen renters’ rights, the bill will finally see its second reading in parliament on Monday.