New law affecting residential landlords follows manifesto promise to renters
The government is expected to outline plans for legislation that will outlaw so-called “no-fault” evictions of tenants today, as part of the Queen’s speech.
A new session of parliament opens today with the second Queen’s speech in just over two months. She will lay out a government agenda that is expected to be dominated by the delivery of Brexit and more funding for the NHS.
In the first Queen’s speech under Boris Johnson’s premiership in October, promises on housing were notable by their absence. However, the Conservative manifesto for last week’s general election included a promise to abolish no-fault evictions as part of delivering a “better deal for renters”.
It is unclear whether any of the other manifesto promises around housing, such as for a social housing green paper, new affordable homes for private sale, and reforms to make the planning system simpler, will be mentioned today.
Traditionally the speech is used to set out the new laws that the government intends to pass in the parliamentary session, so priorities which do not require primary legislation are often not mentioned.
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