What happens next?
In its heavily amended form, the Bill will now go to the House of Lords for further scrutiny, where it will go through a similar process to the Commons – a first and second reading, followed by a more detailed committee stage, before returning to the full Lords chamber for a third reading and the Commons for the final session.
In terms of the timetable for implementation, we don’t know for sure whether the Renters (Reform) Bill will make the statue book before the general election, which is expected to be in October or November. Even if it does, implementation of parts of the Bill such as the scrapping of Section 21 will be delayed.
Commenting on next steps, Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, which like Total Landlord is powered by Total Property, said:
“It is still not certain whether the Bill will be passed. However, we have clear intent that this is now a government priority and they will do everything to get it through in some shape or form.”
