Merryn Talks Money UK Renters’ Rights Act: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know
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Oct 27, 2025 Helen Chandler-Wilde, a Bloomberg reporter on housing policy, explains the key components of the Renters' Rights Bill, including banning no-fault evictions and fixed-term tenancies. Stuart Trow, a landlord and author, discusses the potential unintended consequences, like a reduction in rental supply. They delve into how current regulations may push landlords out of the market and the implications for rental affordability. Both stress the need for effective arbitration systems and explore the challenges of regional housing disparities and outdated properties.
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Major Shift In Tenancy Rules
- The Renters' Rights Bill ends no-fault evictions and abolishes fixed-term tenancies, shifting power to tenants.
- Contracts become rolling with a 12-month minimum initial period where landlords cannot evict without cause.
Rent Increase Controls And Bidding Ban
- Landlords may only raise rent once a year and tenants can challenge increases via a tribunal while continuing to pay the original rent.
- Bidding wars for rents will be banned and advertised prices must be honored.
Bidding Ban Could Shift Filtering
- Banning rent bidding removes a price-based filter, so landlords will intensify non-price screening of tenants.
- That can favor wealthier applicants who more easily prove reliability, reproducing inequities.
