Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to increase the length of the period at the start of a tenancy in which the landlord does not have a guaranteed right to possession from six months to two years.

The Renters (Reform) Bill received its second reading on Monday 23 October.

Tenants will have much more security in the new system. Unlike with Section 21, landlords will always need a reason to evict a tenant and be prepared to evidence that reason in court.  Six months strike the right balance between improving security for tenants and ensuring landlords continue to feel confident in the market.