Parliament reconvened after the summer recess on Monday 1st March.. The Renters Rights Bill is not on the agenda for the first week

When I wrote about some of the details of the Renters Rights bill last month I really believed that the next time I would be writing about it would be when it became law. Government have taken an unusual step and at this late stage they have published more amendments, technically they need to be […]

I have written about some of the changes, which the Renter Rights Bill proposes, but while waiting for the bill to finally receive Royal Assent I have been looking at some of the items which I haven’t covered but which need to be considered to prevent them hitting us with unexpected issues. From the last […]

While we are all waiting to see what the final version of the Renters Rights Bill will look like many landlords are considering their future options.

I am writing this at the end of March and the committee stage of the Renters Rights Bill in the Lords is due to begin on 22nd April 2025. Lets look at  some of the changes which could impact the private rented sector as a consequence of the likely new legislation which are not the main aim […]

Just when we thought that everything had been said and expected Royal Assent by early summer THIS happened

As the  Renters Rights Bill enters the House of Lords (next at committee stage) its fairly safe to assume that no major changes will be made and therefore for us all to plan for the near future when there will be so many changes.

Article 4 The latest reading of the Renters Rights bill in the Commons took place on 14th January

Before I begin the update I would like us to Remember a young lady who died tragically doing something most of us do without thinking.

This is my second article on The Renters Rights Bill. Last month I covered The Renters’ Rights Bill and How It Can Change Private Renting Forever you will find it here:

Let’s begin by getting the name right. The Renters Reform Bill did not complete its passage through parliament before the general election and therefore it no longer exists. The Labour government immediately introduced its version and called it the Renters Rights Bill which is on its way and will have the second reading in the […]

Now that we have a new government it’s time to reassess where this might leave landlords. I’m saying “might” because often election promises don’t come to fruition, and some do but in a different form than we had expected. The important thing for us at this moment is to prepare for the worst and hope […]

We now know that the Renters Reform Bill did not make it through parliament before close down for the General Election and therefore the future of the Bill very much depends on who wins the Election. 

A landlord friend asked me a question last week and it has given me food for thought. “I you could change just one thing in the private lettings business what would it be – excluding finance and taxation – something realistic.”