Renters’ Rights
Six months on: How has the Renters’ Rights Act played out in practice?
Savills’ Amelia Greene reports from the lettings front line, where several of landlords’ biggest fears have yet to materialise.
Countdown begins to mandatory landlord registration
Key dates revealed as the Government sets regional deadlines across England.
Renter’s Rights Act ‘still proving largely counterproductive’, says Knight Frank
Rental stock squeeze continues, reports agency, as landlords adapt to the new regime.
Required Reading: What the proposed landlord database could mean for property agents
Estate agency trade body Propertymark outlines the key points and potential fallout of some notable incoming legislation to further regulate the private rented sector.
Savills: Prime landlords reassessing rents as costs mount
Many are reviewing rental values and adjusting portfolios in response to growing regulatory, tax and borrowing pressures, says agency.
Rental supply falls for first time since 2022 – Rightmove
Property portal says 'supply, demand and pricing trends appear to be steady and in-line with seasonal norms' following the introduction of the Renters' Rights Bill.
Renters’ Rights Act yet to shift London market, says Foxtons
May was the first full month with the Renters' Rights Act in force 'and the most remarkable thing is how little changed,' says estate agency.
One month on: How the Renters’ Rights Act is already reshaping Prime London
From landlords repricing above key thresholds to tenants adjusting budgets and buyers shying away from tenanted stock, Yasmin Ulhaq reports on the market's first responses to the new regime.
Rental price growth ‘remains at relatively low levels’ as new rules affect landlord behaviour
The Renters' Rights Act 'may mean less frequent, but bigger jumps in rent,' says Hamptons.
Knight Frank warns of rental market ‘overcorrection’ as supply shrinks & rents rise
Agency says competition for available homes in Prime London has reached its highest level since September 2022.
No spike for London rental prices amid major rulebook changes
'Landlords aren’t using the legislation as an excuse to increase rents,' says letting agency boss, as most London boroughs record slowing price growth since the Renters' Rights Act became law.
Prime Property & the Renters’ Rights Act: What still sits outside the rules?
A month on from the introduction of the biggest rental reforms in a generation, property lawyer Edward Cooper looks at the exemptions and grey areas that still require careful navigation.