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Sep 11/2024
Renters' Rights Bill

11/09/24

Following the first reading of the Renters' Rights Bill today, guidance has been released which confirms the contents of the Bill.
The Bill will cover:
- Abolish section 21 evictions
- Ensure possession grounds are fair to both parties
- Provide stronger protections against backdoor eviction
- Introduce a new Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman
- Create a Private Rented Sector Database
- Give tenants strengthened rights to request a pet in the property
- Apply the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector
- Apply ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the sector
- Make it illegal for landlords and agents to discriminate against prospective tenants in receipt of benefits or with children
- End the practice of rental bidding by prohibiting landlords and agents from asking for or accepting offers above the advertised rent
- Strengthen local authority enforcement
- Strengthen rent repayment orders
See here for the guidance in full.

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