Cordelia Smith discusses the impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill in Estate Agent Today
Cordelia’s article was posted in Estate Agent Today, 31 March 2025, and can be seen here.
Cordelia Smith, Associate in our Residential Property department, discusses the impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill on estate and letting agents, and their crucial role in the landlord-tenant relationship.
‘Renters’ Rights Bill makes agent role more critical’
Changes to landlord and tenant law always generate a lot of column inches about the landlords and the tenants – but what about the agents? So much of the relationship between landlord and tenant depends on an efficient, well-informed agent. That is truer than ever when regulatory changes are on the horizon.
The Renters’ Rights Bill is currently making its way through the House of Lords. It aims to provide greater certainty and security for private rental tenants and mitigate some of the worst effects of the housing crisis. Unscrupulous landlords will find it much harder to take financial advantage of the mismatch between supply and demand of rental properties.
The focus of the Bill (and most of the press coverage) is understandably on the positive impact it will have on tenants. ‘No fault’ evictions will be banned and tenants will have the right to ask to keep a pet, for instance. But the Bill has implications for everyone in the rental market, and particularly estate and letting agents.
Read the full article: ‘Renters’ Rights Bill makes agent role more critical’ (Estate Agent Today)
