Renters Rights Bill

Most within the letting industry would have heard about the abolishment of no-fault evictions i.e. s21 of The Housing Act 1988, which has been on the agenda for some time. The last Bill was not passed by the previous Parliament and, since then, the Labour Government has changed it and reintroduced it as “the Renters Rights Bill”. The change in name also brings in a change of substance as, not only are the Government seeking to abolish no fault evictions, but also propose other changes which could lead to substantially less properties being available to let, pushing up market rents.