Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53

What happened: The House of Commons voted on 8 September 2025 to reject Lords Amendment 53 to the Renters' Rights Bill, passing the motion to disagree by 401 votes to 96. This was one of several votes on the same day in which the Commons pushed back against modifications made by the House of Lords to the government's flagship rental reform legislation. The result means the Bill continues in its original form on this provision, rather than incorporating the change proposed by the upper chamber.

Why it matters: The Renters' Rights Bill is the government's primary legislative vehicle for reforming the private rented sector in England, affecting millions of tenants and landlords. By rejecting Lords Amendment 53 alongside a series of other amendments on the same sitting, the Commons is reasserting the original terms of the Bill and signalling that it will not accept significant modifications from the Lords. The practical consequence is that whichever protection or restriction the amendment sought to alter or introduce will not be incorporated, preserving the government's intended policy design for the rental market.

The politics: The vote divided almost entirely along party lines. All 288 Labour MPs and 35 Labour and Co-operative MPs who voted supported the government, as did all voting Liberal Democrats (60), Democratic Unionists (4), Greens (3), and several smaller parties. All 88 voting Conservatives opposed the motion, joined by all 6 Reform UK MPs and 2 independents, giving the Noes a total of 96. There were no notable cross-party rebellions. This vote sits within a broader pattern of Lords-Commons disagreement on the Bill, with the Commons rejecting at least four other Lords amendments on the same day by similarly large margins, reflecting the government's determination to pass its rental reform package largely unamended.