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NRLA urges government support to help the PRS
12:01 AM, 22nd August 2025, 8 months ago
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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is calling on the government to use the Autumn Budget to support long-term investment in new quality rented housing.
It points to fresh data from the Office for National Statistics which shows that private rents across the UK increased by 5.9% in the year to July 2025.
That’s a big drop from the 8.6% rise seen in the same period of 2024.
Property platforms Zoopla and Rightmove report a modest increase in available rental properties, hinting at easing pressures.
PRS is vulnerable
However, the NRLA warns that the PRS remains vulnerable, with tenant demand far outstripping the supply of homes.
Research from Pegasus Insight indicates that 71% of NRLA members still face strong interest in their properties.
It also found that landlord confidence in the UK economy has plummeted, with just 2% expressing optimism ahead of the Autumn Budget.
That’s equal to the lowest level ever recorded by Pegasus Insight and underscores the fragile nature of the rental market’s potential recovery.
Work with landlords
The NRLA is urging the government to collaborate with landlords to ensure a robust plan for implementing the Renters’ Rights Bill.
The organisation also wants a clear timeline for a seamless transition to the new tenancy system.
The NRLA’s chief executive, Ben Beadle, said: “Whilst a slowdown in rent increases will be of some relief to tenants, the rental market remains in a fragile state.
“Tenants across the country continue to face the reality of there not being enough homes to meet demand.
“Meanwhile, the sector is craving certainty about how the government plans to implement the biggest overhaul of the market for almost 40 years.”
He added: “Now is the moment for ministers to get behind a clear, credible plan that eases pressure on renters, supports investment in new homes to rent, and ensures the smooth implementation of the Renters’ Rights Bill.”
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Autumn Budget, housing supply, NRLA, Private Renting, PRS, rent increases, renters rights bill, tenant demand, UK rental market
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11:22 AM, 22nd August 2025, About 8 months ago
Is anyone on the forum betting we will not be subject to more pain following the budget?
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12:56 PM, 22nd August 2025, About 8 months ago
NRLA should have been doing this when the Renters Reform Bill raised its head.
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4:34 PM, 22nd August 2025, About 8 months ago
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 22/08/2025 – 12:56
Anyone who thinks a smooth transition to the RRB is possible is delusional. Much of the detail to allow implementation has not been provided in the bill, leaving landlords and tenants at the mercy of Angela Raynor’s team, including the civil servants.
The team at iHowz made this point to parliamentarians when discussing the renters reform bill.
The iterations of court review to sort the deposit protection requirements will be as nothing in comparison. In addition it looks like very little progress has been made on court and bailiff delays, while the RRB rent review process will swamp the FTT.
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4:46 PM, 22nd August 2025, About 8 months ago
Despite the efforts of the NRLA I doubt this government listens to anyone at all except themselves.
Still the issues of unfair s24 taxation, no definitive plan for EPC’s, uncertainty about how the courts will be able to handle the backlog of eviction cases and relentless threats of increasing licensing and costs – continues!
When was the last time these issues were raised by the NRLA..?
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11:09 AM, 23rd August 2025, About 8 months ago
Reply to the comment left by Rod at 22/08/2025 – 16:34
As soon as I had read, line by line, the Renters Reform Bill I arranged meetings with my then MP, Alex Chalk ex Lord Chancellor and lawyer.
The drafting of that Bill was appalling and would have led to unintended consequences for both Landlords and Tenants.
This Renters Rights Bill, the title itself says it all, has also appalling drafting will will lead to unintended consequences for both Landlords and Tenants.
Landlords, and Tenants too, themselves should be reading and understanding what each clause is going to mean – and yes I know much will be reliant on future court decisions.
There is too much reliance on 3rd party organisation’s eg NRLA interpretation and not always correct guidance by PRS landlords. Whether because of lack of understanding what’s in front of them, the “someone else will do this for me” or gung-ho attitudes. The PRS is a business that each landlord has decided to become part of. There really is, in mho, no such thing as an accidental landlord. A conscious decision to be or not to be was made. The buck stops, and always has, with the landlord and landlords need to do learn the responsibilities, obligations, legislation and regulation of their business.