Key changes when enacted: ASTs replaced with assured periodic tenancies that can only be ended by the tenant or for specified grounds; Section 21 abolished; rent increases limited to once per year via Section 13; a Decent Homes Standard applied to private rentals; bidding wars between tenants banned; pet requests cannot be unreasonably refused; the Private Rented Sector Database operates as a national landlord register. Expected enactment timeline as of 2025/26 — most provisions phased in over 12-24 months after Royal Assent.