When I joined Generation Rent over a decade ago, the government’s only policy for renters was the Help to Buy scheme, and calling for landlords to lose section 21, the law that allowed them to evict tenants without needing a reason, would get us laughed out of rooms.

Now, parliament has passed the Renters’ Rights Bill which means landlords will soon need a valid reason to evict a tenant, alongside a host of other reforms to give renters greater security and drive up the quality of homes. The biggest reforms to renting for 37 years will build trust between landlords and tenants, making it easier for renters to plan for the future and complain about disrepair without fear of reprisals.

It has been a long and bumpy road to get here, overcoming multiple false starts and threats to scuppe

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