This edition explores two key reforms — Awaab’s Law and the Decent Homes Standard — set to raise housing quality across the private rented sector. With stricter repair times and higher compliance standards ahead, now’s the time to prepare.
The Renters’ Rights Bill is in its final stages in the House of Lords, paving the way for major reforms to private renting by 2026. Key debates include pet deposits, re-letting rules, and student lets. Letting agents, landlords, and tenants should begin preparing now for new tenancy rules and compliance standards.
The Renters’ Rights Bill will overhaul student lettings by ending fixed-term tenancies and Section 21, introducing Ground 4A for student possession, and retaining exemptions for PBSA providers. With new limits on rent in advance and a greater reliance on guarantors, agents must review tenancy structures, manage compliance between PBSA and HMOs, and prepare now for the 2026 transition.
With 36 million pets in the UK and 60% of homes owning animals, renters still struggle to find pet-friendly housing. The new Renters’ Rights Bill will end blanket bans and let tenants request pets, creating a fairer market, attracting loyal tenants, and boosting stability for landlords.
Our latest infosheet explains how Section 13 will soon be the only legal way to increase rents under the Renters’ Rights Bill. Learn what this means for agents, how Tribunal challenges may change, and why accurate market data will be key.
03.10.2025 Edition 44 | October 2025 Newsletter Overview In our latest edition of Let’s Talk Lets we’re highlighting why fraud is a growing risk for landlords and agents – as tenants try ever more sophisticated routes to obtain a property fraudulently. We also share some revealing stats about the attempted fraud we’ve stopped in its tracks, and details of a real case of fraud dealt with for a landlord by Woodstock, our Legal Services provider. We have links for our two recent editions of our 10-part series of infosheets looking at all aspects of the Renters’ Rights Bill. And finally, we have a few updates about what is going on behind the scenes at The Hub, including our Employee Awards ceremony we held last week. Ready? Let’s dive in! Talk To Us Today!
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The Renters’ Rights Bill is set to end fixed term tenancies, with all new agreements moving to open ended, periodic tenancies. The government says this will give renters more security and flexibility, but it also creates new challenges for landlords, agents and guarantors around certainty, processes and risk. We break down what this means in part 4 of our 10 part Renters’ Rights Bill series.
In our latest Renters’ Rights Bill: 10 Essential Guides, we look at one of the most debated changes — the ban on rent in advance. For some tenants it’s a lifeline, for others it’s controversial, and the Bill draws a firm new line. But what does this really mean for landlords, agents, and renters?
With Section 21 ending, landlords must use Section 8 to regain possession. Updates include new grounds, longer notice periods, and stricter evidence requirements, creating opportunities for agents to improve arrears management and tenant screening.
The end of Section 21 is near. Agents and landlords should review tenancies, tighten processes, and manage risk before court delays grow.