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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Landlords warn rents will rise ‘fairly significantly’ in response to Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill

An ONS report published last year found private rental prices rose by 9 per cent across the UK in November compared to the previous year - (AFP via Getty Images)

Landlords will likely raise rents significantly above inflation over the next year as Labour’s bill for renters reaches its final stages, a leading industry figure has warned.

The government’s Renters’ Rights Bill is due to pass later this year, bringing in a slate of reforms to the private rental sector.. They include an end to no-fault eviction notices, stopping bidding wars for tenancies and preventing landlords from demanding more than a month’s rent in advance from a new tenant.

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