Landlords and Lettings Agents Seminar 2025
On Wednesday 21st May, experts from the Ellis Jones landlords and tenant team hosted a Landlords & Letting Agents Seminar on key issues surrounding The Renters’ Rights Bill at West Hants Club.
Partner & Solicitor, Matthew Clake introduced the event before Senior Associate Solicitor Advocate, Conor Maher, Partner & Solicitor Advocate, Daniel Flynn and Senior Associate CILEX, John McCarthy presented to the room on the challenges affecting landlords and letting agents due to the The Renters’ Rights Bill.
Topics that were covered included:
- An overview of the key changes from the Renters (Reform) Bill
- An assessment of the abolition of fixed term tenancies and s.21
- Analysis of s.8 reform and grounds for possession
- Rent: Stating Rent, Rent Bidding, and Rent Increase Reform
- Provisions for pets and mandatory consents
- An overview of protections against discrimination
- Implementation of the ‘Private Rented Sector Database’ and Ombudsman/Redress Scheme
- Application of the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector including Awaab’s Law
- Preparing for implementation – practical guidance and top tips
There was also a Q&A session with our panel of experts before the event came to a close.
Many local landlords and letting agents attended and gave very positive feedback about the useful information provided by our experts. We look forward to hosting the next seminar soon!
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