Ealing Council is to get a share of a £60m government funding package to enforce new renter protections and crack down on rogue landlords locally from next month.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act, all 317 local authorities across England will share the funding ahead of reforms coming into force on 1 May 2026. The package includes £41.12m in new money, on top of £18.2m already allocated, to help councils such as Ealing enforce new rules in the private rented sector.
The changes will affect around 11 million renters, including a ban on Section 21 “no-fault” evictions and tougher penalties for landlords who break the law. Councils will be under a legal duty to enforce the rules and can issue fines of up to £40,000.
Housing secretary Steve Reed said the funding would ensure councils are ready to “take on the minority of landlords who rip off their tenants”.
Ben Twomey, of Generation Rent, said the reforms were “a vital step” but warned they would only work if councils had the resources “to make sure renters feel the benefit”.
Ben Beadle, of the National Residential Landlords Association, said rogue landlords “have no place in the private rented sector”.
