No-grounds evictions to be banned in NSW

Rents have soared in NSW, prompting the major parties to roll out better protections for tenants. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Whether the coalition has been "dragged kicking and screaming" or taken a measured approach, the result is the same for NSW's struggling renters: the end to no-fault evictions.

The Perrottet government on Friday matched many of Labor's earlier rental commitments, including to make it illegal for landlords to kick tenants out of their homes at the end of their leases.