Shelter has launched a petition calling on the government to make the Renters Rights Bill even tougher on landlords.

So far it has reached about 50% of its 50,000 signatures target.

The petition says: 

Angela Rayner − Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government − we need you to make sure that the government doesn’t miss this once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix renting. 

The Renters’ Rights Bill is about to be turned into law. To make sure that this bill improves the lives of the 11 million private renters across England, the government must include three more vital changes. These are: 

• rent stabilisation
• limiting requests for guarantors
• a detailed landlord register

These new measures will help renters put down roots in their communities and provide the stability that everyone needs to build a healthy and fulfilled life. Without them, the bill cannot truly deliver the improvements that renters desperately need. 

Angela Rayner must make sure that renters’ rights are at the heart of this bill. Only then will our broken renting system be fixed for future generations.