Last night (14/10/25), Peers in the House of Lords voted to reject several pro-landlord amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill, which would have weakened new protections for renters. The Bill only needs to pass one more vote in the House of Commons before becoming law.
Following campaigning from Generation Rent as part of the Renters’ Reform Coalition, peers voted to reject several proposals that would have weakened renters’ rights and security. These included:
- Rejecting reducing the “no re-let” period to six months after a landlord evicts a tenant to sell the home. This means landlords will still be banned from re-letting a property for 12 months if they evict a tenant to sell the home, making it harder for unscrupulous landlords to abuse the system.
- Rejecting extending the student possession grounds to one and two bedroom properties, which would have put postgraduate and mature students at risk of eviction at the end of the academic year.
- Rejecting a proposal for landlords to request an additional pet deposit. We believe the existing five weeks’ rent is enough to cover damage by a pet.
- Rejecting a new possession ground for a landlord to evict a tenant if they wanted to house a carer. We thought this could have been easily abused by landlords to evict.
The Bill will return to the House of Commons soon before receiving Royal Assent to become law. The Government is likely to name an implementation date upon the legislation receiving Royal Assent which will give renters clarity on when the majority of the reforms will come into practice. At Generation Rent we’re pushing for an implementation date as soon as possible.
