Michael Gove’s promise to ban no fault evictions will not go ahead until a full review of the courts has been completed, MPs have confirmed. Ministers voted in favour of the Renters Reform Bill on Wednesday but a new amendment would postpone a ban on “no fault” Section 21 evictions until a review has taken place. Landlord Tory ministers have been mounting pressure on the Housing Secretary to delay a ban on no-fault evictions for fear that current court delays could worsen and put off landlords from letting their homes. Currently, landlords can evict a tenant with two months notice and without seeking court approval. Under the ban – a promise made by the Tories in their 2019 manifesto – all evictions will have to go through the county courts. On Wednesday MPs voted 287 to 144, majority 143, in favour of the new clause. Shadow housing minister, Matthew Pennycook, tabled an amendment to roll out the ban on no-fault evictions as soon as the Bill is enshrined in law and before a county court review. MPs voted 282 to 158, majority 124, against this amendment. Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, Sir Robert Neill, told the Commons he supported the county...