🎃 Facts about Halloween 🎃 and not the Renters' Rights Act !
🎃 Halloween began with the Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated over 2,000 years ago across Ireland, Scotland, and northern France. It marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter.
“Hallowe’en” means “Holy Evening” The name derives from “All Hallows’ Eve”, the night before All Saints’ Day (1st November), which honours saints and martyrs.
🎃 The custom of carving lanterns began in Ireland, where people hollowed out turnips and swedes to frighten away evil spirits, but when Irish settlers arrived in North America, they discovered that pumpkins — native to the continent — were larger and easier to carve. The pumpkin quickly became the iconic symbol of Hallowe’en.
The Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent
The Renters’ Rights Bill’s Royal Assent approval was announced today - 27th October 2025.
From the date the Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 11th September 2024, it has taken 413 days to reach this point.
A total of 226 pages, 76,770 words, 6,218 paragraphs and 18,650 lines of text that make up one of the most significant shifts in legislation since the introduction of the Housing Act 1988.
How is a Car Engine linked to the Renters’ Rights Bill?
The photo below is of an engine - not to sure what kind, but it's purpose is to serve as an analogy for what is happening in the private rented sector.
An engine is a sophisticated piece of equipment and if well maintained, regularly inspected, warning lights or odd noises addressed and serviced by a professional, will serve its purpose for a long time.
Before an excellent mechanic takes an engine apart, they will know exactly what it takes to research and plan out the engine rebuild.
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.