More than half of the tenants have seen their rent rise since the tenants were announced in September last year, a new investigation has shown.
The average rental prices have risen by £ 58 per month since the account was introduced in parliament, according to the research of Go.Compare Home Insurance.
The bill is intended to improve the conditions for tenants in the private rented sector in England and includes the end of section 21 ‘no-fault’ expansions. It will also enable tenants to challenge rent increase at the top.
However, the bill is currently undergoing the different phases of parliamentary control that is needed to make a law. The bill is expected to receive the Royal consent – the final phase of the process – at the end of 2025 and will become law in early 2026.
Yet the new research suggests some landlords have imposed rent increases before these rules are fully laid down by law.
Because the bill was announced in parliament in September last year, 53% of the tenants reported rent increases compared to 38% in the months before in 2024. Back in the same period in 2023, only one third of the tenants experienced rental walks, according to Go.Compare.
Based on the research results, GO.Compare estimated that 2.5 million households had had to deal with a rent increase since the account was announced in September 2024 that paid an average of £ 58 more per month.
As a result, those in smaller property are the hardest, said the insurance comparison site.
The rents for houses with one bedroom have risen by 4.8% since September 2024, the highest of a ownership format, equal to £ 52 per month.
Larger houses have had the smallest proportional increases, with the rent increasing by an average of 3.7% for characteristics with four bedrooms or more.
Likewise, flats and maisonettes have seen the steepest monthly rental increases of each type of real estate, on average with 4.7%, equal to around £ 62 more per month.
Surprised properties registered the lowest increases by 3.6% (£ 54 more per month). This again confirms that they experience the biggest increases in smaller houses, even though they probably have fewer or no people to split the costs.
GO.Compare has also noticed a slight increase in ‘accelerated possessions’ since September, which are spent on tenants who are not specified on the set -up of section 21.
Although the number of section 21 knowledge has remained stable, the orders increased by 1% compared to the same period in the previous year and the recovery increased by 10% by judicial. This indicates more tenants Could try to challenge no-fault evictions.
Nathan Blackler, house insurance expert at Go.Compare, said: “These last figures indicate that the legislative proposal of the tenants could have had an unwanted side effect from tenants, of whom more has to do with rent increases since the announcement. Tenants must be aware that the costs could rise for the bill.
“If you experience a rental increase, remember that your landlord must follow certain rules before you do this, such as them in your contract, and you can dispute the increase if they have not been complied with.
“Likewise, a 21 -knowledge section can be called up if it is not served correctly. Consider contacting the advice from citizens to explore your options if this happens to you.
“If you are deported, you must let your insurer know that your address has changed. It may also be worthwhile to compare the policy if your rent increases to alleviate the extra costs of the increase, because you may find the same level of protection for a lower price.”
More details about dealing with rent increases and expansions can be found Go.compare’s website.