Getting Ready for the Renters’ Rights Act: Key issues for Higher Education

Part of our Higher Education Team's spring webinar series

The Renters’ Rights Act introduces major reform to the private rented sector, with significant implications for higher education institutions involved in student accommodation.

In this webinar, Bevan Brittan’s higher education and housing specialists, Sarah Orchard, Daniel Halstead, and Helen Taller, outlined the key changes under the Act and explored what they mean in practice for the sector. The session focused on student tenancies, arrangements, emerging compliance risks and the practical steps higher education institutions should be taking now to prepare.

Key topics included:

• An overview of the Renters’ Rights Act and its implementation timeline
• Implications for student accommodation and purpose-built student housing
• Managing risk and compliance
• Practical actions to take away

This was the first event in our spring series of higher education webinars.

Information about the other sessions in the series can be found below: 

• Wednesday 25 March | 12:00 - 13:00

Hillsborough Law – Implications for Higher Education Providers and Ensuring Compliance

• Wednesday 15 April | 12:00 - 13:00

Freedom of Speech and the right to Protest: Key Considerations for Higher Education

Our 'Getting Ready for the Renters’ Rights Act' webinar recording will be useful for in-house legal teams, teams advising students on their housing issues, and professionals responsible for estates, accommodation, and governance across the higher education sector.