Renters Rights Act 2025 - an overview

Yorkie1

I thought this article might be helpful in outlining some of the changes being introduced by the RRA 2025. Note that some elements are not being brought into force immediately.

theartfullodger

Thanks: NRLA are running a webinar 13th Nov.  (Not keen on them overall, IMHO very anti-tenant and too aggressive compared with eg Scottish Association of Landlords).

It saddens me but doesn't surprise that the RRA seems to have been designed without learning from other legislations that had gone similar ways earlier. Seems it is significantly more expensive (licensing) and clunky  in operation. NIH (Not invented hear).

I am a landlord in England and until recently was also in Scotland (largely different legal system).  When fixed term tenancies were abolished with the new PRT tenancy came into force 1 December 2017 (so no s21 equivalent) , and landlord registration in 2006 .

Over the past few years I've flogged off my 3 houses up there (one a year to reduce CGT bills) - due to age (77) and distance (10 hour each way drive).  So was personally interested in how tenants would react if asked (calm, polite) to leave.  I've always tried to have a decent fair relationship with tenants (yeah all landlords say they are wonderful... ).  I emailed (calm, polite) each set of tenants explaining what I wished to do & why.  Explaining I'd give excellent references and was flexible over timescales (could be very quick or quite slow).  Pleasantly surprised to find all three were very amenable and considerate. 

Re registration (where anyone - tenant, agent, busybody) could get details of registered property owner & contact details, for free, 24x7, prospective tenants could turn up telling me they'd checked on who I was first (helping to highlight the rogue landlords or frauds). btw I have the misfortune to be born English.

Other views are I'm sure available..

Snap from front room of one property, bought 2000 for £18.5k. Bought at auction without seeing inside it, just drove past.  Happy days. Taken spring 2014. Top right is Munro Gulvain.


Best wishes to all.