Renters’ Rights Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Aims to establish renters’ rights in law and set standards for how tenancies are managed.
• Currently at the Lords Committee stage as it progresses through the passage of the bill.
• Lords proposed amendments were the subject of seven Commons votes to disagree with those amendments.
• Across the seven divisions, the motion to disagree drew broad cross‑party support outside the Conservative Party, which largely opposed the motion.
• Originated in the Lords; subsequent stages will depend on proceedings in both Houses before it could become law.

Progress

The bill is at the Lords Committee stage. If it progresses, it will move to further readings and potential negotiations between the Houses before becoming law.

Voting

In seven divisions, MPs voted to disagree with Lords Amendments; the Aye votes came mainly from Labour and other non-Conservative parties, while the Conservative Party voted against disagreeing in all seven votes. Specific counts per division ranged from about 325–401 for Aye and 96–171 for No.