Tom Darling of the Tenants Reform Coalition is calling on the government to take further action on the Tenants' Rights Bill, including including compensation for tenants who are threatened with eviction, during its second reading in Parliament next week. There is.
The Tenants' Rights Bill would abolish Section 21's “no-fault” evictions, but landlords will still have two months' notice if they want to sell their property, for example, or if they want to sell themselves or a family member. The tenant can be evicted by notifying the tenant. I want to move in. 
The coalition argues that this type of eviction should be compensated by giving tenants a two-month rent-free period at the end of their contracts.
£1,709 compensation
That's because the charity claims unwanted moves currently cost the typical two-adult household an average of £1,709.
The report added that evictions can also push tenants into poverty, homelessness or debt. The reason for this is the high costs associated with moving, paying security deposits, and paying “double rent'' in the case of multiple rental contracts.
The group argues that compensation would alleviate these harms and dramatically reduce the number of evictions that lead to homelessness.
Tom Darling, director of the Renters Reform Coalition, said: “Frankly it's ridiculous that Section 21 still exists. It's been six years since the previous government first promised to abolish Section 21. “We're about to go through a period of time, and all the metrics on our dashboard are going in the wrong direction.” direction.
We are concerned that this bill remains substandard. ”
“That's why we rental campaigners welcome the Government's Tenants Bill of Rights. This legislation is a significant improvement on the previous Government's work and, as drafted, has already brought about change for many people. I am.
“Before reforms begin, the government should exercise restraint in the face of threats from landlords of a wave of evictions. This threat itself shows why change is sorely needed.”
“Despite all this, given the Government's key objective of rebalancing the private rented sector, we are concerned that this bill still falls short of that goal.”
The Renters Reform Coalition is a campaign group made up of 21 leading organizations supporting and representing private renters. This includes major homelessness and housing charities such as Shelter and Crisis, Generation Rent campaigners and tenant union groups such as ACORN.
