The Renters Rights Bill - A new mandatory Ombudsman for all landlords 📋

The Renters Rights Bill - A new mandatory Ombudsman for all landlords 📋

The Renters Right Bill plans to introduce a mandatory Ombudsman for all landlords. What do we know so far?

The Renters Right Bill plans to introduce a new private rented sector Ombudsman for all landlords. Here's what we know;
 
  • The government will create a new private rented sector Ombudsman and all landlords in England will need to register, even if they use a letting/managing agent.

  • Tenants will be able to use the service for free to complain about a landlords’ actions or behaviours.

  • Local authorities will be able to take action against landlords who fail to join the Ombudsman scheme or against anyone who markets a property to let where the landlord is not registered. This will include civil penalties of up to £7,000 for initial breaches and up to £40,000 or criminal prosecution for continuing or repeated breaches.

  • Tenants will be able to seek rent repayment orders against their landlord if the landlord commits an offence by persistently failing to join the ombudsman service.

  • As with current Ombudsman schemes, the landlord will agree to adhere to any decision made of the new PRS Ombudsman.

  • There is likely to be a cost to join the scheme for Landlords, yet to be disclosed.

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