All About the Renters Reform Bill
All About the Renters Reform Bill
After a long debate in the Houses of Commons today, with a strong opening statement from Deputy Prime-Minister, Angela Rayner, the blueprint for the Renters Rights Bill is well and truly set.
Important News - Renters Rights Bill presented in Parliament
Here we go. The government are standing by their word and will push this Bill through as promised relatively quickly.
The Renters Rights Bill was ‘presented’ in Parliament today - no fanfare, just confirmation that the Second Reading will take place tomorrow, 12th September 2024.
The Bill
So what’s included in the Bill. New laws will ban unfair “no-fault evictions” , there will be an end to bad practices, such as bidding wars to drive up rents, and unreasonable mid-tenancy rent increases.
According to the government, more than 11 million people in England live day in, day out with the knowledge that they could be uprooted from their home with little notice and no justification. This is not in fact the case as the majority of landlords (and letting agents) work well with tenants entering into discussion prior to the tenancy coming to an end, following formal processes and procedures to navigate renewal of tenancy or brining the tenancy to an end.
The PRS & the Intentions of a Labour Government
Since 2019, many landlords have been concerned that Section 21 would be abolished, but the call for a General Election six weeks ago, put an end to the Renters Reform Bill, one of the fallen bills, progressing through the House of Lords and reaching a point where it would receive Royal Assent.
Now that a Labour Government is in place and Angela Rayner has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, Labour will need to start the process again, and take a new Bill through the House of Commons and the House of Lords which will take time.