Why Every Landlord Needs to Understand One of the Most Important Changes in the Renters’ Rights Act By Ben Jones, Director, The Stepping Stones Group When you’ve worked in the lettings industry for as long as I have, you begin to recognise that not all pieces of legislation are created equal. Some changes come and go with relatively little impact. …
The Renters’ Rights Act Explained: What the Reforms Mean for Landlords
Over the past few months we have published a series of guides examining the major reforms introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act. Much of the public discussion has focused on individual headlines — the end of Section 21, the shift to periodic tenancies, or the introduction of stronger enforcement powers. But the legislation is better understood as a complete restructuring …
Section 21 Abolition: What Landlords Need to Know Before the Renters’ Rights Act
The abolition of Section 21 is the change that has grabbed most of the headlines, but for landlords the real issue is not simply that one notice is disappearing. The bigger story is that the whole route to possession is becoming more structured, more evidence-based and less forgiving of mistakes. For years, Section 21 gave landlords a relatively straightforward way …