{"id":41475,"date":"2026-05-25T17:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basinga.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=41475"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:24:33","slug":"renters-rights-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/basinga.org.uk\/wp\/renters-rights-act\/","title":{"rendered":"CAB Basingstoke &#8211; Renter&#8217;s Rights Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27103 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basinga.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CAB-Logo.png\" alt=\"CAB Logo\" width=\"189\" height=\"92\"><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"justify\">What does the Renters\u2019 Rights Act mean for you?<\/h1>\n<p>Citizens Advice Basingstoke is an independent charity providing free, confidential and impartial advice for local people.<\/p>\n<p>Here, we look at the Renters\u2019 Rights Act, which came into effect on 1<sup>st<\/sup> May 2026, bringing some big changes for renters in England, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u2019t be refused by a landlord or letting agent because you have children or receive welfare benefits.<\/li>\n<li>You won\u2019t have to enter a bidding war. Landlords can only advertise a fixed price and cannot accept higher than what they advertised for.<\/li>\n<li>You won\u2019t have to pay more in advance. Landlords can only charge one month or four weeks\u2019 rent before you move in.<\/li>\n<li>Your landlord will only be able to evict you if they have a reason, called a \u2018ground\u2019, e.g. if you have rent arrears, cause a nuisance to your neighbours or if they want to sell the property or live in it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find out more about preparing to rent from a private landlord on the Citizens Advice website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensadvice.org.uk\/housing\/starting-to-rent-from-a-private-landlord\/preparing-to-rent-from-a-private-landlord\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.citizensadvice.org.uk\/housing\/starting-to-rent-from-a-private-landlord\/preparing-to-rent-from-a-private-landlord\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are in need of advice, whatever your enquiry involves, please call our Advice Line free on&nbsp;0808 2787829. Details of our weekly drop-in advice sessions held in Buckskin, Oakridge, Popley and the town centre library can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabasingstoke.org.uk\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.cabasingstoke.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, please send in your enquiry online using our client enquiry form: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabasingstoke.org.uk\/email\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.cabasingstoke.org.uk\/email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you are in need of advice, whatever your enquiry involves, please call our Advice Line free on <strong>0808 2787829<\/strong>. Details of our weekly drop-in advice sessions held in Buckskin, Oakridge, Popley and the town centre library can be found on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabasingstoke.org.uk\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.cabasingstoke.org.uk<\/a><\/strong>. Alternatively, please send in your enquiry online using our client enquiry form: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabasingstoke.org.uk\/email\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.cabasingstoke.org.uk\/email<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Citizens advice website<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensadvice.org.uk\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.citizensadvice.org.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;\">Registered charity no 900116.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous Article : <a href=\"https:\/\/basinga.org.uk\/wp\/heating-fuel-savings\/\">CAB Basingstoke &#8211; Heating Fuel Savings Advice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does the Renters\u2019 Rights Act mean for you? 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