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14/7/25 8:13 pm
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It has emerged that the NRLA refused to be included in the government’s Renters’ Rights Act press release in protest about a lack of detail around reforms.
The announcement only included comments from a raft of tenant groups - Generation Rent, Renters’ Reform Coalition, Shelter, Crisis, homeless charities Centrepoint and St Mungo’s - and would have partly redressed the balance by garnering comments from landlords in its official statement.
However, a spokesman for the NRLA tells LandlordZONE: “Whilst the NRLA was approached for a comment to include in MHCLG’s press release, it decided not to provide one given its concerns about the lack of practical detail and materials needed to achieve the government’s stated ambitions.”
Chief executive Ben Beadle (pictured) has warned that there will be “utter confusion” unless the government urgently publishes all the guidance documents and written material needed to update tenancy agreements and explain how the county court will be ready to process legitimate possession cases far more swiftly.
Beadle was already smarting from being overlooked by MHCLG in a Facebook post last week, where Housing Secretary Steve Reed failed to mention the NRLA while namechecking a number of tenant groups at a meeting – despite Beadle appearing in the group photograph. An NRLA spokesman said it would be writing privately to MHCLG on the issue.
Propertymark was not mentioned in the press release and Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns, says diplomatically: “Taking a wide-angled view there is an enormous benefit to be had in sharing insight from all corners of the housing sector, to ensure there is a comprehensive understanding, as the implementation of this Act progresses forwards.”
He tells LandlordZONE: “We have worked with, and provided evidence to, the UK Government to seek a balanced regime, as well as supporting our member agents who manage large portfolios on behalf of landlords. We continue to engage with all sides of the political debate and are working closely with ministers and officials on implementation and the practical application of the measures to ensure the legislation, now passed, is a success for agents, landlords, and tenants.”
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