Residential Property: Renters' Rights Act 2025 Scope And Implementation Dates

The long-awaited changes to the assured tenancy regime will be implemented in phases, beginning at the end of 2025. This article sets out the scope of and timescale for the reforms to be brought into force and the impact for the buy to let sector. Private sector landlords (and their funders) will need to think about how they comply with the new assured periodic tenancy rules and to consider the operating impacts of the new regime.

The Act was introduced primarily to improve standards in the private rented sector (PRS). Many of the reforms had their beginnings in the Renters' Reform Bill, introduced by the previous government, but which wasn't implemented before the General Election. For PRS landlords, the changes are wide-ranging and radical.