Renters (Reform) Bill 2023

Renters (Reform) Bill
Renters (Reform) Bill
Parliament of the United Kingdom
	Long title A Bill to make provision changing the law about rented homes, including provision abolishing fixed term assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies; imposing obligations on landlords and others in relation to rented homes and temporary and supported accommodation; and for connected purposes. ;
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Considered by	House of Commons
Legislative history
Bill citation	HC Bill 308 2022-23
Introduced by	Michael Gove
First reading	17 May 2023
Amends
	Protection from Eviction Act 1977; Housing Act 1988; Housing Act 1996; Housing Act 2004;
	Status: Pending

The Renters (Reform) Bill is a proposed Act of the United Kingdom House of Commons introduced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, on 17 May 2023. The legislation proposes ending the no-fault eviction of tenants, as well as making it easier for landlords to evict antisocial tenants.^[1]

References

^ Forsyth, Alex; Nevett, Joshua; Partridge, Alex (17 May 2023). "No-fault evictions to be banned in reform of rental sector". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2023.