Nationwide and Shelter say the private rental sector including landlords and lettings agents need major surgery in order to tip the balance of power towards tenants.
Read MoreLeading housing figures rebuffed by government over evictions ban extension
Labour, Shelter and Generation Rent housing chiefs call for new possession hearings ban but government says existing measures suffice.
Read MoreA third of private rented homes are sub-standard, claims Shelter
In a thinly veiled attack on private rented sector landlords and agents, the charity says the government must step in after 'decades of decline'.
Read MoreMidlands estate agency faces paying damages following ‘No DSS’ court case
Paul Carr Estate Agents has been found 'unlawfully discriminatory' after telling a disabled house hunter it had a blanket 'No DSS' policy.
Read MoreGive tenants Covid rent relief, letting agents tell government
ARLA Propertymark says the Johnson government must follow the Welsh and Scottish governments and set up a tenant relief fund soon.
Read MoreEntire private rental sector unites to demand £230 million for struggling tenants
Usually opposed organisations have come together to highlight how thousands of tenants are 'falling through gaps' and that system of grants and loans is needed urgently.
Read MoreLandlords fire latest salvo in eviction war of words as ban end looms
Landlords and tenants are squaring off this week as the end to the evictions ban looms just a week away - and many wonder if the government will extend it.
Read MoreScottish First Minister lets slip that evictions ban will be extended
Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her intentions inadvertently during a meeting, but will England, Wales and Northern Ireland now follow suit?
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