Lisa Nandy pledges to give tenants more rights with 'portable' deposits under the Tenants' Charter

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In his speech at the labor conference in Liverpool

Lisa Nandy tells the tenants, "We're going to tip the balance of power towards you" (

Image: Stuart Boulton)

Lisa Nandy will pledge to create a Tenants' Charter giving new powers to private tenants within the first 100 days of a Labor government.

The secretary of Shadow Leveling Up will pledge on Monday to end automatic evictions for rent arrears and abolish no-fault evictions.

The new charter will include the right for tenants to have pets, make reasonable changes to a property and introduce a four month notice period for landlords.

He will also promise to create a national landlord registry, a legally binding standard for decent housing, and review programs to make rental bonds "more portable".

Right now, many cash-strapped private tenants are forced to pay upfront deposits when they move out – before they get their old place back.

In the first weeks of a Labor government, the party said it would produce a white paper to make renting "fairer, safer and more affordable".

There are plans to consult on proposals from landlord and tenant groups on how to stabilize rent increases with rentals.

Some of the proposals were included in the Tenant Reform Bill introduced by Boris Johnson's government, but were delayed.

Addressing the Labor Conference in Liverpool, Ms Nandy will say: "For private tenants, we will tip the balance of power towards you with a powerful new Tenants' Charter and a new Decent Housing Standard - enshrined in law.

"Because security in one's home, the right to appropriate one's home, and above all the right to live in a home that is not cold, moldy, damp and unsuitable for habitation, is a fundamental right " .

But some Labor figures are likely to demand the party go further after Shelter's warnings that one in seven people have been hit by a rent hike in recent weeks.

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan has previously called for a rent freeze - a move also backed by former shadow chancellor John McDonnell.

In her conference speech, Ms Nandy will also accuse the Tories of 'deliberate vandalism of our housing stock' and promise to build a new council housing estate if Labor wins power in 2024.

"The Tories have turned housing into a racket," she will say. "They started under Thatcher and now they've come back to finish the job. "Inciting speculation and profit while millions languish on waiting lists in cold, damp houses."

The party said that under a Labor government, social housing would once again be prioritized and become the second largest form of tenure.

Ms Nandy will add: 'We will tackle the housing crisis because there is nothing more important than housing.

Polly Neate, chief executive of homelessness charity Shelter, said: "Our housing system has been broken down for years, with a severe shortage of truly affordable housing at the heart of it.

"We...