Pets, Families and Benefits: The New Discrimination Risks for Landlords
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has changed more than possession and rent increases. It has also changed how landlords need to approach tenant selection, pet requests and rental advertising. For landlords, this is an important shift. Some practices that were once common in the private rented sector may now carry greater risk. Blanket rules such […]
Rent Increases Under the Renters’ Rights Act: What Landlords Need to Know
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has changed the way landlords in England can increase rent. For many landlords, rent reviews used to be handled through fixed-term tenancy renewals, informal agreement, rent review clauses or negotiation at the end of an assured shorthold tenancy. That landscape has now changed. Under the new system, landlords need to […]
No More Section 21: How Possession Has Changed for Landlords
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has changed one of the most familiar parts of private renting in England: Section 21 possession. For years, Section 21 allowed landlords to recover possession of an assured shorthold tenancy without having to prove fault by the tenant. It became known as the “no-fault eviction” route and was widely used […]
Renting Has Changed: What the Renters’ Rights Act Means for Landlords
The private rented sector in England has entered a new era. The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is one of the most significant reforms to landlord and tenant law for decades. It changes how tenancies work, how landlords recover possession, how rent increases are handled, how properties are advertised, how tenant requests are considered and how […]
Tenant Data, Big Responsibility: Why Landlords Need Privacy Notices and Better Records
Residential landlords collect more personal data than many realise. A landlord may hold a tenant’s name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, bank details, employment information, references, guarantor details, ID documents, right-to-rent evidence, rent statements, repair reports, complaint records, arrears history, photographs, inspection notes and sometimes CCTV footage. That information is not just […]
Banned Fees, Big Trouble: The Tenant Charges Landlords Still Get Wrong
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 changed the way landlords and letting agents in England can charge tenants. Before the Act, many tenants were asked to pay administration fees, referencing fees, inventory fees, check-out fees, renewal fees and other upfront costs. Those days are gone. The basic rule is simple: if a payment is not specifically […]
Deposit Protected? That’s Only Half the Job
Tenancy deposits are one of the most common sources of landlord compliance problems. Many landlords know that a deposit must be protected. Fewer appreciate that protection alone is not always enough. Landlords must also comply with deadlines, serve the correct prescribed information, protect deposits paid by third parties and handle deductions properly at the end […]
Renting Has Changed: What the Renters’ Rights Act Means for Landlords
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is one of the biggest changes to the private rented sector in England for decades. It changes the way landlords create tenancies, increase rent, recover possession, advertise properties, deal with pets, communicate with tenants and prepare for future regulation. Some parts of the Act are already in force. Others are […]
Do Landlords Need ICO Registration?
Residential landlords handle more personal data than many realise. Names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, bank details, references, guarantor information, rent records, ID documents, right-to-rent checks, repair logs, complaints, arrears history and sometimes CCTV footage can all be personal data. That means many landlords are not just managing property. They are also managing tenant data. […]