The Prime Minister has confirmed that her minority Conservative government will press ahead with the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in England – but she was giving nothing away when it came to timing.

Mrs May told the chamber that her party had made a pledge on this in the Queen’s Speech and would act; but when asked “when?”, May did not give a specific timescale.

“We recognise the issues … We need to ensure that anything we bring forward …that we get right, that it’s actually going to work.”