Your Guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill 📜🏠

This bill will radically change the PRS as we know it! Here we look at the main points affecting landlords, tenants, and letting agents.

The renters rights bill contains some major reforms that will impact landlords, tenants and agents in the PRS. 🔑 Whilst the ban on Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions has grabbed the headlines, there are many other measures in the bill that will have an impact on the sector.

Key Measures in the Bill 🚨

Here are some of the most important measures in the bill:

- ❌ Removal of ‘no fault’ Section 21 notices for all tenancies

- 📋 A new mandatory Ombudsman for all landlords

- 🏢 A mandatory private rental sector database of landlords

- 🚫 Strict controls on rent bidding and offers during marketing a property for a tenant

- 🔄 Removal of fixed-term tenancies, creating rolling tenancies from the outset

- 🚸 A ban on discriminating against tenants

- 🐾 Tenants given strengthened rights for having a pet in a rented property

- 📈 Strict controls on rent reviews and a ban on in-tenancy rent review clauses

- ⏳ Stricter possession grounds for landlords, with longer notice periods & protected tenancy’s.

- 🏠 The Decent Homes Standard to be applied to the private rental sector

- ⚠️ The application of ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private rental sector

- 🛠️ Strengthening of local authority enforcement powers and expanding civil penalties

- 💰 An expansion of Rent Repayment Orders

If you would like more information, the full bill can be found here. 🔗

❓ Have Questions?

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to reach out, we are here and ready to help. 📞✉️

Gemma 🌟

📞 01474 321957

📧 Gemmascott@mandmprop.co.uk

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