# The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Provisions coming into force on 27th December 2025


The following provisions of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 come into force on 27th December 2025—
(a) for the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 4 (investigatory powers)—
(i) section 63, so far as it provides for the meaning of “residential landlord” and “residential tenancy”;
(ii) section 99, so far as it provides for the meaning of marketing a dwelling for the purposes of creating a residential tenancy;
(iii) section 100(1) and (5), so far as it provides for the meaning of “qualifying residential premises” in the inserted section 2B of the Housing Act 2004;
(b) section 100(6) (amendments of Acts), so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (c) of this regulation;
(c) in Part 1 of Schedule 4 (amendments of Housing Act 2004)—
(i) paragraphs 1 and 9(1), so far as they relate to the provision in sub-paragraph (ii) of this paragraph;
(ii) paragraph 9(3), so far as it provides for the insertion of new subsection (1A) into section 9 of the Housing Act 2004 but excluding paragraph (a) of that subsection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1354/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025-commencement-no-1-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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