With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirming that the General Election will occur on July 4th, it signals the Government's failure to uphold its no-fault eviction manifesto pledge.

Tom Darling, campaign manager of the Renters’ Reform Coalition, expressed: “The 2019 Conservative manifesto promised to deliver a better deal for private renters and an end to section 21 evictions. The announcement of the general election for 4th July is confirmation that the government has failed to deliver that manifesto commitment."

He elaborated further, highlighting the inadequacies: “The Renters (Reform) Bill has always had holes, but after successive concessions to landlord groups it is hardly worth the paper it is written on. If the Government isn’t willing to make wholesale changes through the parliamentary ‘washup’ process, and there is no evidence they are, then the bill should fall and the next government should start again."

Looking ahead, he stated: “We look forward to parties setting out how they plan to tackle the acute crisis of insecurity, disrepair and unaffordability facing private renters."

In February, Housing Secretary Michael Gove assured on the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show that no-fault evictions would be “outlawed” by the forthcoming election.

By April, renters’ groups had voiced their disillusionment, stating the anticipated legislation would “be a failure in its current form” due to the Government's repeated concessions to landlords, maintaining that it “preserves the central power imbalance at the root of why renting in England is in crisis."

Polling by the Renters’ Reform Coalition revealed robust public backing for their demands to aid private renters. These demands include extended notice periods, two years’ eviction protection with new tenancies, and measures to cap private rent hikes in line with wage or price inflation – support that spans across Conservative voters as well.