17/06/2022
mlettings Rental Property Update;
The UK Government has published a Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper that claims it will redress the balance between landlords and 4.4 million tenants in the private rented sector (PRS).
The measures will form part of the Renters Reform Bill that was announced in the Queen’s Speech and will be introduced into Parliament later in 2022.
In a major reset of power between tenants and landlords, residents will be able to demand information and rate their landlord as part of new satisfaction measures.
NO FAULT EVICTIONS SECTION 21 BANNED
Section 21 evictions – that allow landlords to terminate tenancies without giving any reason - will be outlawed.
NO BLANKET BAN FOR RENTING WITH PETS
Tenants will be given the right to request a pet in their house, which the landlord must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse.
ARBITRARY RENT REVIEW CLAUSES
Designed to give tenants stronger powers to challenge poor practice, arbitrary rent review clauses will cease, this includes unjustified rent increases and will enable tenants to be repaid rent for non-decent homes.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND THOSE ON BENEFITS
It will be illegal for landlords or agents to have blanket bans on renting to families with children or those in receipt of benefits.
A POSITIVE FOR LANDLORDS
A new Private Renters’ Ombudsman will be created to enable disputes between private renters and landlords to be settled quickly, at low cost, and without going to court. This will ensure landlords can gain possession of their properties efficiently from anti-social tenants and can sell their properties when they need to.
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