Renters Rights Bill Stage: 13-19/03/2025 Updates
March 19, 2025
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The Renters Rights Bill has entered a pivotal phase this week, with extensive debates in the House of Lords Committee Stage on March 18-19.
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GOVERNMENT UPDATES
UK Parliament:
Renters' Rights Bill completes third reading in House of Commons and moves to House of Lords
(Mar 2025)
GOV.UK:
Bill will improve current system for 11 million private renters and 2.3 million landlords in England
(Mar 2025)
Ministry of Housing:
Renters' Rights Bill expected to receive Royal Assent by summer 2025
(Mar 2025)
RPC:
Regulatory Policy Committee issues official statement on Renters' Rights Bill impact assessment
(Mar 2025)
House of Lords:
Committee stage evidence sessions conclude with strengthened tenant protections
(Mar 2025)
UK Parliament:
Lords to consider amendments including implementation timeline for landlord portal
(Mar 2025)
GOV.UK:
ASTs will be replaced by periodic tenancies which will continue indefinitely unless terminated
(Mar 2025)
Department for Housing:
New law will deliver stronger protections and rights to renters across the country
(Mar 2025)
Local Government Association:
Local housing authorities to gain powers to issue fines and seek rent repayment orders
(Mar 2025)
UK Parliament:
Bill to abolish fixed term tenancies and require landlords to cite specific grounds for eviction
(Mar 2025)
UK Parliament:
Renters' Rights Bill completes third reading in House of Commons and moves to House of Lords
(Mar 2025)
GOV.UK:
Bill will improve current system for 11 million private renters and 2.3 million landlords in England
(Mar 2025)
Ministry of Housing:
Renters' Rights Bill expected to receive Royal Assent by summer 2025
(Mar 2025)
Government Announcements Analysis
Biggest reform of the private rental sector in 30 years expected to take effect by summer 2025
SECTION 21 NEWS
[Mar 7, 2025]
About 500 renters receive a no-fault eviction every day—that's almost one every three minutes
[Single Homeless Project]
[Mar 5, 2025]
No-fault evictions rose by 52% in London, more than five times the rise seen in the rest of England and Wales
[Single Homeless Project]
[Mar 3, 2025]
The Renters' Rights Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons and will abolish Section 21 no fault evictions in one go for both new and existing tenancies
[The Independent Landlord]
[Mar 2, 2025]
The abolition of Section 21 is highly unlikely to be in force before the summer of 2025
[The Independent Landlord]
[Mar 1, 2025]
Almost 70% of letting agents believe abolishing no-fault evictions will negatively affect the private rented sector
[Goodlord]
[Feb 28, 2025]
2,682 households in England were removed from their homes by bailiffs as a result of no-fault evictions between January and March 2024
[Inside Housing]
[Feb 27, 2025]
The number of households evicted from their home through a section 21 'no-fault' eviction rose by 20% in 2024
[Big Issue]
[Feb 25, 2025]
Almost 3,000 households saw bailiffs repossess their home after receiving a section 21 notice between October and December last year
[Big Issue]
[Feb 23, 2025]
The Labour government has said it wants to abolish section 21 by the middle of 2025
[NerdWallet]
[Feb 21, 2025]
No-fault eviction court proceedings increased by 19% in the first quarter of 2024 to a six-year high
[Inside Housing]
[Feb 18, 2025]
The number of people removed from their homes by court bailiffs because of Section 21 no-fault evictions rose nearly 49% in 2023
[Inside Housing]
[Feb 15, 2025]
Since 2019, when the Government first promised to end Section 21, 84,650 households have sought homelessness support after receiving an eviction notice
[Single Homeless Project]
[Feb 12, 2025]
The Renters' Rights Bill is scheduled to have its report stage and third reading on January 14, 2025
[House of Commons Library]
[Feb 10, 2025]
Once abolished, landlords will no longer be able to serve a Section 21 notice to regain possession of a property without fault by the tenant
[Pearson Solicitors]
[Feb 8, 2025]
The reform proposes the creation of a single system of periodic tenancies meaning that tenants can remain in a property indefinitely unless the landlord provides a valid reason for eviction
[Pearson Solicitors]
[Feb 5, 2025]
Generation Rent welcomes the abolition of section 21 but calls for greater protections for tenants
[House of Commons Library]
[Feb 3, 2025]
The tenancy does not end if tenants refuse to leave after a Section 21 notice, but only ends if a bailiff evicts them
[Landlord Today]
[Jan 30, 2025]
Landlords will only be able to end tenancies in specific circumstances set out in law using a section 8 ground for possession
[CMS Law]
[Jan 28, 2025]
Since Q2 2019 when the government first promised to ban Section 21 evictions, there have been 28,993 section 21 bailiff evictions
[Shelter England]
[Jan 25, 2025]
Private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice and without good reason
[House of Commons Library]
[Jan 20, 2025]
The number of court proceedings resulting from no-fault evictions climbed by 38% in a year
[Shelter England]
[Jan 15, 2025]
The number of actual evictions carried out by bailiffs for Section 21s increased by 31%
[Crisis]
[Jan 10, 2025]
Labour is scrapping Section 21 no-fault evictions as part of rental reforms
[Goodlord]
[Mar 7, 2025]
About 500 renters receive a no-fault eviction every day—that's almost one every three minutes
[Single Homeless Project]
[Mar 5, 2025]
No-fault evictions rose by 52% in London, more than five times the rise seen in the rest of England and Wales
[Single Homeless Project]
[Mar 3, 2025]
The Renters' Rights Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons and will abolish Section 21 no fault evictions in one go for both new and existing tenancies
[The Independent Landlord]
Section 21 Abolition
Bill passes crucial House of Lords stages as eviction rates hit highest level in seven years
BILL'S TIMELINE
UK Parliament:
February 1, 2025: Committee stage evidence sessions conclude in House of Lords
(Feb 2025)
Gov.uk:
February 12, 2025: DLUHC announces implementation timeline for landlord portal
(Feb 2025)
House of Lords:
February 24, 2025: Report stage completed in House of Lords
(Feb 2025)
Generation Rent:
March 1, 2025: Advocacy briefing on deposit cap implementation published
(Mar 2025)
House of Lords:
March 3, 2025: Third Reading in House of Lords completed
(Mar 2025)
UK Parliament:
March 5, 2025: Commons consideration of Lords amendments
(Mar 2025)
Shelter:
March 6, 2025: Analysis of final bill provisions published
(Mar 2025)
DLUHC:
March 7, 2025: Draft implementation guidance for local authorities released
(Mar 2025)
NRLA:
March 8, 2025: Industry guidance on preparation for Royal Assent
(Mar 2025)
Citizens Advice:
March 9, 2025: Timeline for expected Royal Assent and implementation phases
(Mar 2025)
UK Parliament:
February 1, 2025: Committee stage evidence sessions conclude in House of Lords
(Feb 2025)
Gov.uk:
February 12, 2025: DLUHC announces implementation timeline for landlord portal
(Feb 2025)
House of Lords:
February 24, 2025: Report stage completed in House of Lords
(Feb 2025)
When Will The Renters Reform Bill Become Law?
After years of promises and delays, landmark legislation poised to transform UK rental sector within months
RENT CONTROL UPDATES
Jones Day:
Renters' Rights Bill limits rent increases to once a year at market level with tribunal challenges possible
(Mar 2025)
Zoopla:
Annual rents have risen by £3,240 over the past 3 years with fastest increases in affordable areas
(Mar 2025)
Clan Gordon:
Scotland's temporary rent control measures to end on March 31, 2025
(Feb 2025)
Big Issue:
Average private rents in UK increased by 8.7% in the 12 months up to January 2025
(Mar 2025)
Jones Day:
Renters' Rights Bill limits rent increases to once a year at market level with tribunal challenges possible
(Mar 2025)
Zoopla:
Annual rents have risen by £3,240 over the past 3 years with fastest increases in affordable areas
(Mar 2025)
Clan Gordon:
Scotland's temporary rent control measures to end on March 31, 2025
(Feb 2025)
There Will Be Any Rent Control Regulations?
The UK government has explicitly confirmed that the Renters’ Rights Bill does not include any form of rent control.
PERIODIC TENANCIES UPDATES
Lendlord:
Bill transforms UK rental sector with shift from fixed-term to periodic tenancies, expected implementation by October 2025
(Mar 2025)
GOV.UK:
Department for Levelling Up confirms all assured tenancies will become periodic when bill takes effect
(Mar 2025)
The Independent Landlord:
Existing fixed-term tenancies will automatically convert to periodic under the new system
(Mar 2025)
Savills:
Tenants to have 12-month protected period with two-month notice requirement once system launches
(Feb 2025)
Propertymark:
Landlords will require four-month notice period to end tenancy using specified grounds
(Mar 2025)
Lendlord:
Bill transforms UK rental sector with shift from fixed-term to periodic tenancies, expected implementation by October 2025
(Mar 2025)
GOV.UK:
Department for Levelling Up confirms all assured tenancies will become periodic when bill takes effect
(Mar 2025)
The Independent Landlord:
Existing fixed-term tenancies will automatically convert to periodic under the new system
(Mar 2025)
Periodic Tenancies: The New Era in UK Rental Market
How the Renters Rights Bill 2025 is transforming the landlord-tenant relationship
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