Renters’ Rights Act 2025

Commons bill Government Bill 2025-26 Act of Parliament

Passed — Royal Assent 27 October 2025
Sponsor
Angela Rayner (Labour)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour)
Introduced
11 September 2024
Royal Assent
27 October 2025
About this bill

A Bill to make provision changing the law about rented homes, including provision abolishing fixed term assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies; imposing obligations on landlords and others in relation to rented homes and temporary and supported accommodation; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons
First reading 11 Sep 2024
Second reading 9 Oct 2024
Programme motion 9 Oct 2024
Money resolution 9 Oct 2024
Ways and Means resolution 9 Oct 2024
Committee stage 22 Oct 2024
Report stage 14 Jan 2025
Third reading 14 Jan 2025
Programme motion 8 Sep 2025
Lords
First reading 15 Jan 2025
Second reading 4 Feb 2025
Committee stage 22 Apr 2025
Report stage 1 Jul 2025
Third reading 21 Jul 2025
Final stages
Royal Assent 27 Oct 2025

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (January 2025):

1 The Renters’ Rights Bill ("the Bill") delivers the Government’s manifesto commitment to transform the experience of private renting, including by abolishing section 21 evictions and introducing a robust Decent Homes Standard in the sector for the first time. The objective of the Bill is to ensure private renters not only have access to a secure and decent home but that they can exercise their rights to challenge poor treatment and bad practice. Landlords should retain the confidence to repossess their properties where they have good reason to but with suitable safeguards for tenants who may …
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