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Calls have been made for people who rent housing Wales to be given the same protection that tenants in England are now afforded.

A change in the law in England means that landlords will no longer be able to use Section 21 of the Housing Act to kick people out of their homes without good reason.

But the new protection for tenant against so-called 'No fault evictions' only applies in England.

And because Scotland has already taken this power off landlords, it leaves Wales as the only mainland UK country not to provide people who rent with safety against being turfed out of their homes without just cause.

A spokesman for Generation Rent, which has campaigned to see the law changed in England, urged Wales to follow suit.

Georgie Laming, campaigns manager for Generation Rent said: "Section 21 means renters have absolutely no security and can't call a house a home when they know they are two months away from eviction.

"Scotland has already got rid of this and now England has too.

"The Welsh government need to jump on the band wagon here to secure the tenure of all residents across the UK.

"The Welsh Government are the last piece of the puzzle.

"The Welsh Labour party have already spoken out in support of this."

The Westminster government's decision to scrap Section 21 followed a campaign by a coalition of renter unions and housing campaigns including Generation Rent, ACORN, London Renters Union, Tenants Union UK and the New Economics Foundation.

The campaign gathered 5,00 signatures in just 10 weeks and secured the support of the Labour Party, the Green Party and 13 councils.

Dan Wilson Craw, Director of Generation Rent, said: "Eleven million people in England have no idea where home will be in a year’s time, thanks to Section 21.

"The ability of landlords to evict without reason is disrupting educations, eroding our communities, and leaving tenants feeling powerless. The government has listened to renters and has made the right decision."