Renters Rights Bill will damage lettings sector – agents speak out

Propertymark and four other major parts of the property industry have spoken out against the Renters Rights Bill.

The agents’ trade body has been joined by the National Residential Landlords Association and the British Property Federation, as well as industry provider Goodlord and agency Leaders Romans Group.

Ahead of today’s final stages of the Bill going through the House of Commons – likely this afternoon – the organisations say in a joint statement:

“We accept that Section 21 repossessions are ending, and support measures to ensure every rental property is of a decent quality. However, the government’s proposed changes risk making access to rented housing harder for the very people we want to support. Letting Agent Today