Renters (Reform) Bill: Your complete guide
The Renters (Reform) Bill was proposed by the Conservative Party to reform the private rental sector, but it didn’t pass and is no longer active in the UK.
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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day
You have 0 days to:
Serve any final Section 21 notices
Stop accepting above-asking rent offers
Prepare for the rental bidding ban
Remove “No DSS” from adverts
Remove “No Children” from listings
Show one clear rent price
Stop using fixed-term agreements
Switch to periodic tenancy templates
Check which tenancies go periodic
Stop taking rent before signing
Take no more than one month’s rent
Move all evictions to Section 8
Train staff on new notice rules
Create Section 13 process flow
Add two months to rent reviews
File court claims for Section 21s
Update landlord move-in grounds
Update landlord selling grounds
Send the RRA Information Sheet
Create written terms where missing
Update How to Rent processes
Review tenant screening questions
Update pet request processes
Stop backdating rent increases
Discuss rent protection backbooks
Act now before it is too late...
The Renters (Reform) Bill was proposed by the Conservative Party to reform the private rental sector, but it didn’t pass and is no longer active in the UK.
An ombudsman for landlords and a property portal are both proposed under the Renters (Reform) Bill. Here's a free, downloadable guide for landlords on what that means.
The government has suggested several new routes to enforcement under the Renters' Reform Bill, including housing court reforms, an Ombudsman covering all private landlords, and the introduction of a property portal to improve compliance - as discussed by Paul Shamplina, Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser.
Paul Shamplina, Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser, joins this recording from our Renters' Reform Bill webinar series to cover how the government plans to enforce the new renters' reform proposals.
Sean Hooker shares the Property Redress Scheme's opinion on the government's 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector' white paper proposals.