The Renters’ Rights Bill’s Royal Assent approval has been announced today – 27th October 2025 and is now ready to become an Act after being agreed by the Houses of Commons & Lords.
From the date the Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 11th September 2024, it has taken 413 days to reach this point. A total of 226 pages, 76,770 words, 6,218 paragraphs and 18,650 lines of text that make up one of the most significant shifts in legislation since the introduction of the Housing Act 1988. Looking back over the last 37 years, the premise behind much of the legislation that impacts the landlord was to ensure tenants were safe, the benchmark for property condition was elevated, and the process of obtaining possession was refined.
The Renters’ Rights Bill / Act is a hybrid that takes us back to the future when security of tenure was at the forefront of the policy makers’ minds. Two of the major changes will be the abolishment of the section 21 notice. Landlords will now need to serve a section 8 notice with a reason for seeking possession. Along with the abolishment of the fixed term tenancy, tenants will now be free to leave at any point with two months notice. Landlords will need to make sure their properties are up to scratch to ensure tenants want to stay. There has been a lot of press coverage since the White Paper lauding a fairer rented sector. Only time will tell whether the key initiatives of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 will protect the very people for whom it was written.
For legally complaint Landlords and those that pride themselves on providing a high standard of safe housing to tenants, there is nothing to be worried about but there is a lot of planning ahead to ensure we remain compliant with the law.