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Renters Rights Bill 2025: Royal Assent Granted

Thu 30 Oct 2025

Mary Midgley, Lettings & Compliance Manager

The Renters' Rights Act 2025 provides for the biggest shake-up of short term residential lettings in England in a generation.

As I am sure you are all aware, the Renters Rights Act received Royal Assent recently making it one step closer to being law. Currently, we are still governed by the old legislation, however, this will change once the secondary legislation, guidance and forms have been drafted by the Government. Therefore we are still in the dark at this time as to exactly what the finer details will be. However, broadly the key changes affecting you will be:

  • Fixed term tenancies will end, and the Government will be providing clauses that must go into all agreements, however in essence all tenancies will be month on month i.e. periodic, and any tenant will be able to give two months’ notice. Every existing tenant will need to be sent a leaflet which is to be drafted by the Government.

  • We will not be able to take any rent from the tenants until they have signed their agreement and they must only pay their rent within the period it is owed. We cannot ask for them to pay more than one month at a time however, they can request to pay more if they wish to.

  • Rent increases will all have to be done via a government form and tenants can contest the rent increase at tribunal.

  • S21 no fault evictions will cease however S8 grounds are being increased to include family need/sale of a property and breach of tenancy agreement clauses. The latter may of course be a discretionary ground. If the court thinks that an eviction is being sought maliciously, they will be able to fine the landlord.

  • Decent homes standards will be introduced gradually to be adopted by 2035, however, category 1 hazards such as excess cold, damp or mould growth, structural hazards, fire risks, carbon monoxide and falls (from poorly maintained staircases) will be introduced much sooner. For those of you on our managed service, we will naturally advise on any actions that may be required to comply with the additional legislation.

  • Awaab’s Law, the landlord database and the new ombudsman scheme – details will be announced on how these are to be rolled out in due course.

If you have any questions please feel free to email: [email protected] who will be happy to answer in more detail.  We will of course be updating you with implementation dates and what it means for you as and when the Government roll out the various implementation stages.