As we enter the next few months of the Renters Rights Bills journey into law, we thought that we would explore each of the areas in a bit more detail by explaining it in bitesize chunks every week, over the next 12 weeks. The Renters Rights Bill is halfway through the Lord’s process having had its second reading and now off to Committee and then the Reporting stage.
Once it is back to the House of Commons it is unlikely to have major changes made to it since the 3rd reading in the House of Commons due to the large majority that the Government have there and their reluctance to accept any amendments, other than their own put forward at that 3rd reading and debate.
Renters Rights Bill – Timescales – Updated May 2025
We start this week’s bitesize blog with a look at the possible timescales, obviously these are not written in stone but are best informed guesses from various bodies such as the NLA, ARLA Propertymark, UKARLA etc:
House of Lords Committee Stage – currently in the Committee stage.
House of Lords Reporting Stage – probably shortly before the end of May.
House of Lords Amendments – these will be reviewed and amended in the House of Commons probably during June.
Royal Assent – probably by the end of July if there is no further holdup in either the House of Lords or the House of Commons
Commencement date – The Government has promised at least 2 month’s notice between Royal Assent and the commencement date of the Act. In practical terms given the summer recess this means that the enactment date will probably be between October 2025 and December 2025.
Although it is envisaged as being a “Big Bang” commencement date with all existing and new tenancies transforming from Assured Shorthold Tenancies to Assured Tenancies and all fixed term tenancies becoming periodic tenancies overnight, certain items such as the Landlords Database, Property Register and the Decent Homes Standards with probably come in on a phased basis later during 2026, when both technology and guidance catches up.
As always, we will guide you through these changes and make sure that you remain legally compliant with all your statutory duties under this incoming legislation.
Please contact us so that we can offer advice and help you through these changes
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