See you in court (eventually): Labour’s dumping problems on broken Tribunals

Since coming to power, Labour has passed some hefty laws, including its landmark renters rights reform and employment overhaul, but they aren t giving voters more power; they re passing them onto the already backlogged Tribunal system, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. One of the main reforms in focus is the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into force in May. This has led to the overhaul of tenant protections, including abolishing no-fault evictions, replacing fixed-term contracts with rolling periodic tenancies, and effectively ending rent increases. However, some economists have questioned the Act s effectiveness and raised concerns that the reforms would actually harm renters in the long run. Valentin Boboc, senior economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), told City AM: Landlords are more likely to quit when letting becomes less profitable and more uncertain. Policies such as creating an increasingly lengthy and uncertain tribunal process [for rent reviews] or imposing o