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United Kingdom

Who is involved in Renters' Rights Act 2025

Records of contact, donations, employment, or public advocacy do not by themselves prove improper influence or wrongdoing.

On the public record

Official record

  • Angela Rayner MP

    Declared meeting

    Bill sponsor, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

    Departmental ministerial meeting transparency releases record meetings with housing and renting stakeholders during the Bill's passage.

    MHCLG ministerial transparency data (GOV.UK)

  • Matthew Pennycook MP

    Declared meeting

    Minister of State for Housing and Planning, minister in charge of the Bill

    Named as the minister responsible for the Bill in Commons proceedings; departmental transparency releases list his stakeholder meetings.

    Bill page, UK Parliament

  • Generation Rent

    Committee evidence

    Tenant campaigning organisation

    Gave oral and/or written evidence to the Public Bill Committee, arguing for stronger protections against eviction and rent increases.

    Renters' Rights Bill committee publications

  • National Residential Landlords Association

    Committee evidence

    Landlord trade body

    Submitted evidence to the Public Bill Committee on possession grounds, court capacity and the effect on rental supply.

    Renters' Rights Bill committee publications

  • Shelter

    Consultation submission

    Housing and homelessness charity

    Published briefings and submissions to the Bill's committee stages supporting the end of section 21 evictions.

    Renters' Rights Bill committee publications

  • Propertymark

    Consultation submission

    Letting and estate agent professional body

    Submitted written evidence on agent obligations, the proposed database and enforcement workload for local authorities.

    Renters' Rights Bill committee publications

  • Members with residential property income

    Declared financial interest

    Members of both Houses

    A number of members declare rental property income or landlord interests in the registers. Declaration is a transparency requirement, not an allegation.

    Register of Members' Financial Interests

  • Consultant lobbyists acting on housing clients

    Registered consultant lobbyist

    Registered consultant lobbyists

    The statutory register lists consultant lobbyists and their clients, including property and housing sector clients, by quarter.

    Register of Consultant Lobbyists

Arguments on the record

Explained

Put in favour

  • • Ends evictions with no stated reason, giving renters more security to challenge poor conditions without fear of retaliation.
  • • Creates a single ombudsman and a national database, giving tenants redress routes that do not require going to court.
  • • Extends minimum housing standards (Decent Homes, Awaab's law) already used in social housing to private rentals.

Put against

  • • Landlord bodies argue that removing fixed terms and section 21 increases risk and may reduce supply or raise rents.
  • • All possession cases now go through the courts on stated grounds, and critics question whether court capacity is sufficient.
  • • Compliance costs — database registration per property a year, plus standards work — fall on smaller landlords and may be passed to tenants.

Evidence and uncertainty

  • • The size of any supply or rent effect is contested; published estimates differ widely and none should be treated as settled.
  • • Court capacity for possession claims remains a stated government and sector concern; full digitisation of the courts is targeted for 2027.
  • • Several headline measures — the database, the ombudsman, Awaab's law and the Decent Homes Standard for private rentals — are law on paper but not yet in force, so their real-world impact is still undetermined.

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