Renters’ Rights Bill - Consideration of Commons amendments - HOL -14th October 2025

There we have it. The expectations may have been high, and the outcome disappointing, but the ‘Ping Pong’ stage of the Renters’ Rights Bill will not last very long, in fact, the likelihood is that the Bill will not find it’s way back to the House of Lords again.

The proposed amendments, some of which were extremely significant - restrictions on advanced rent payments, some protection for landlords who consent to tenants having a pet, the quality of rented property for MOD personnel, preventing relet for a 12 month period under Ground 1A should a rented property fail to sell - and some relevant points were put forward in favour, but did not have a significant impact on the Bill.

It has been clear since the government presented this Bill to Parliament that their objective was to ensure that the contents of their housing manifesto were implemented and they would not budge on any of the key amendments.

This means that the Bill is likely to be granted Royal Assent by the end of October or in November 2025.

Now is the time to prepare for the most significant change in the Private Rented Sector for over 30 years.