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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RENTERS RIGHT ACT 2025 AND ASSOCIATED POLICIES
Meeting: 17/03/2026 - Cabinet (Item 5)
5 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RENTERS RIGHT ACT 2025 AND ASSOCIATED POLICIES 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Housing Enforcement Policy 2026, item 5
PDF 344 KB
- Appendix 2 Civil Financial Penalty Policy 2026, item 5
PDF 1 MB
Decision:
(i) That the contents of this report be noted and the proposed Civil Penalty and Housing Enforcement policies be approved.
(ii) That the Service Director for Regulatory Services and the Service Director for Legal and Governance in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety & Wellbeing be authorized to finalise and implement any further policies or amendments required by subsequent parliamentary order or statutory instrument in order to give effect to the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) 2025.
Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing introduced the report on the new legal provisions as set in the Renters Rights Act 2025 and polices suggested to facilitate the implementation of the Act.
The Leader and Deputy Leader expressed their support for the recommendations.
Resolved: (i) That the contents of this report be noted and the proposed Civil Penalty and Housing Enforcement policies be approved.
(ii) That the Service Director for Regulatory Services and the Service Director for Legal and Governance be authorized, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety & Wellbeing, to finalize and implement any further policies or amendments required by subsequent parliamentary order or statutory instrument in order to give effect to the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) 2025.