“The stuttering, broken-record loop the industry has been stuck in over this legislation may finally be coming to an end from today"

Oli Sherlock, managing director of insurance at Goodlord, said: “The stuttering, broken-record loop the industry has been stuck in over this legislation may finally be coming to an end from today. It won’t necessarily all be music to the sector’s ears, but we will at least have some clarity.

"The biggest change between the previous Renters (Reform) Bill and the new Renters' Rights Bill will be around section 21; the Conservative Government offered the industry something of a fudge around the scrapping of no fault evictions, with vague promises to introduce it once the courts were ‘ready’.

"While we agreed with the sentiment of this, there was no timeline or action plan announced alongside. In contrast, it looks like the Labour government will scrap S21 outright and the courts will need to find a way to cope.”