Steve Reed, who is in charge of Housing for the government, said their plan was about tackling landlords who don’t behave properly.
“We’re now on a countdown of just months to that law coming in – so good landlords can get ready and bad landlords should clean up their act,” he said.
Many renters’ groups have welcomed the changes. The Renters’ Reform Coalition – which includes housing charities – says the changes being made to how landlords can force someone to leave their home is “a huge issue”.
However, Ben Beadle, head of the National Residential Landlords Association, said the rules are coming in too quickly and landlords need longer to get prepared “for the biggest changes… for over 40 years.”
James Cleverly, who represents the Conservative Party on housing issues, also said the rules were coming in too quickly.
He said he was worried that it could lead to landlords selling their houses instead of allowing people to rent them, which would mean fewer homes were available and prices could go up.