Residential Tenancies (Student rents, rights and protections) Bill 2018

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Would extend full housing-law protections to students living in purpose-built student accommodation on a licence, not just a tenancy. It would bring these student arrangements into the same rules as regular rentals, giving students access to the Residential Tenancies Board and letting rent pressure zone rules apply to them. That matters because it would give many student renters clearer rights and stronger protection against steep rent increases.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 and the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 to give students living in student specific accommodation under license the full protections of the Residential Tenancies Acts, including access to the Residential Tenancies Board and inclusion in the rent pressure zones.

Last updated 28 June 2019