The Renters’ Rights Act is finally here!🎉 This is the biggest change England’s private rented sector has seen in decades and is a huge milestone marking increased rights for tenants👏
These are the biggest changes renters will see (effective today, May 1st!):
✅End of Section 21 “No fault evictions
✅Transition to periodic tenancies
✅Rent increases limited to once per year
✅Ban on bidding wars and large upfront payments
✅Right to request a pet
Got a question about the changes? Drop it below!👇
'I'm 70 and flatshare with five people - it's the only way I can live on my pension'
David Kowal tells @theipaper that sharing a home with 5 other men is the only way he can survive on his pension @age_uk@SpareRoomUK@IndependentAge
https://t.co/4RZRQSk282
'At 76 I've had 37 lodgers decades younger than me - the age gap doesn't matter'
Richard Oakman tells @theipaper he has lived in his home all his life and rents two of the rooms out.
He prefers younger lodgers as he gets on better with them @SpareRoomUK
https://t.co/VZHS4fbIlY