6 Government amendments to the Renters Rights Bill
Posted on 18th July 2025
The Renters’ Rights Bill, which includes plans to ban Section 21 evictions, is set to bring about the biggest changes to tenancy laws in a generation.
The bill contains proposed measures to limit rent increases, ban bidding wars, and improve rental property standards.
Acting on its manifesto pledges to transform private renting, the government has put forward six amendments:
- Landlords won’t be able to require tenants with pets to get insurance (or pay towards their landlord’s insurance) to cover the risk of damage caused by pets.
- If tenants unsuccessfully challenge a rent increase at First Tier Tribunal, it will now be able to be backdated to the landlord’s original Section 13 notice.
- Existing tenancies that have an agreement for rent to be paid in advance (for example upfront for six-month periods) won’t need to change the frequency of rental payments to monthly.
- If joint tenants want a shorter notice period or to withdraw their notice to leave a property, it will need consent of all the joint tenants.
- Councils will be able to enter rental properties without notice if they suspect the landlord is in breach of the landlord database, or is suspected of tenant harassment or unlawful eviction.
- Student accommodation providers who are members of an accredited scheme such as Unipol or ANUK may fall outside of the Renters’ Rights Bill as the tenancies won’t be considered ‘assured’.
As these amendments have been made by the government, they’ll be included in the final version of the bill.
Read the full guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill on the government website