Blow for renters as major reforms watered down by Michael Gove after he caves to pressure from Tory backbenchers [Video]

MICHAEL Gove today caved to Tory landlord backbenchers and watered down long-promised rent reforms.

A ban on hated no-fault evictions is now only expected to apply to less than a tenth tenants before the next general election.

New tenancy contracts will see renters protected from section 21 notices.

But existing tenancies will have to wait until the Ministry of Justice conducts a review into the “readiness of courts” to handle disputes stemming from the change.

It comes after the Housing Secretary earlier this year vowed that no-fault evictions will categorically be banned before 12 million English renters take to the polls.

In a separate blow for renters, the period by which they can end a tenancy has been extended from two to six months, giving landlords more protection.

In a letter to Conservative MPs, …