00:00Well, for far too long, renters in this country have been living in insecurity,
00:04never knowing when they're going to be kicked out of their home,
00:06never knowing when they're going to get yet another unaffordable rent rise.
00:11And we have to put a stop to that, because it's leading to high numbers of people becoming homeless,
00:16families in temporary accommodation, people sleeping rough on the streets.
00:19So the Renters' Rights Act, which comes into force on Friday,
00:24is the biggest increase in renters' rights that we've seen for a generation.
00:27It will ban unfair, so-called no-fault evictions,
00:32where landlords kick people out just so that they can put the rent up for new tenants.
00:35It bans mid-year rent increases or unfair rent increases.
00:40It bans landlords from discriminating against families who are on benefits or families with children.
00:48And it gives tenants the right to request to have a pet come and live with them.
00:53Now, these are huge changes that will stop people becoming homeless
00:57and give people the security that the roof over the head is permanent.
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