Royal Assent for residential landlord and tenant reforms

The Renters’ Rights Bill has now received royal assent. This means that it is now an Act of Parliament – the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. However, the Act is not yet fully in force. The most substantial reforms to residential tenancies in the private sector are expected to take effect in Spring 2026. Other reforms, and the abolition of section 21 notices by social landlords will take longer.

This means that abolition of section 21 “no fault” eviction notices has a foundation in law but landlords will be able serve these notices for a few more months.

At Anthony Gold Solicitors, we have not just been following these developments very closely, but during Public Bill Committee stage partner Giles Peaker gave evidence in Parliament.

The Act is without question the biggest shake of residential landlord and tenant law in England for a generation. It touches on almost all aspects of the landlord and tenant relationship. You can read Rooshan Saeed’s summary of the key provisions here.

We have been answering clients’ questions about the Bill for months already. Senior Associate Nikki Basin wrote about some of the most frequently asked questions earlier this month.

We’ve also written about some more less well known aspects of what the Act does and does not do:

• How Awaab’s Law will be rolled out to private landlords
• The new procedures for rent increases
• The impact of stronger Rent Repayment Orders
• The possible implications for freeholders and block managers of a seemingly minor change to HMO enforcement rules Whether the Bill will affect high-rent ‘Prime’ tenancies

How we can help you

We are working with landlords, tenants and letting agents to advise them on what the Renters’ Rights Act means for them. We are helping our clients to prepare, and when the tenancy reforms take effect, we will be ready to act to assist client to enforce the new laws.

We are also arranging training. Our next event on 27 November is focussed on the student accommodation sector. You can sign up for that webinar and our Housing and Property newsletter on our events page.