The Renters’ Rights Bill is set to return to Parliament on October 14th for its final stages before becoming law. The bill will enter the “ping-pong stage,” where it will be passed back and forth between the House of Lords and the House of Commons to finalize any amendments.

The government has rejected all amendments proposed by the House of Lords. These included:

• A proposal for landlords to require pet damage insurance.
• Allowing a separate pet damage deposit of up to three weeks’ rent.
• Reducing the 12-month re-letting restriction for a property that a landlord intended to sell, but the sale fell through, to six months.

It is suggested that the abolition of Section 21 and fixed-term tenancies will take effect immediately upon the bill receiving Royal Assent. Other provisions, such as the Ombudsman and Private Rented Sector Database, will be implemented later after a transition period.