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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna White

Rent rises, evictions and homelessness likely as Renters Rights Bill delayed yet again

Tenants face rent rises and potential eviction as the Government delays the highly anticipated Renter's Rights Bill and fails to implement its key manifesto pledge to ban no-fault evictions this summer.

Housing industry experts and campaigners warn that pushing the bill back to the autumn gives landlords a window to review and raise rents in a city where housing costs and those being forced into temporary accommodation and homelessness are on the rise.

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