THE government was accused today of turning legislation to outlaw the eviction of tenants for no reason into a “landlord’s charter.”

Housing campaigners said the Renters (Reform) Bill, originally presented as a protection against so-called “no-fault” evictions, is being watered down to apply only to new tenancies.

This will leave 90 per cent of England’s 12 million existing tenants vulnerable to being thrown out of their homes.