The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), alongside a coalition including Accommodation for Students, and the Young Group is asking the government to support a House of Lords amendment to the Renters Rights Bill.

This change would safeguard the annual letting cycle that underpins the student housing market.

Under current proposals, only student landlords letting out houses with three or more tenants will be able to regain their properties to re-let to the next student cohort in line with the academic year.

One- and two-bed student properties are excluded, despite these homes accounting for around a third of off-street student accommodation.

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The coalition has argued such restrictions will push landlords away from the rental market, thus reducing choice.

Peers at the House of Lords have already supported the amendment to remove the restriction.

“Without this change, the Renters’ Rights Bill will make it harder for landlords to offer one- and two-bedroom properties to students,” said Ben Beadle, CEO at the NRLA.

“This would break the student housing cycle, restrict choice, and risk undermining social mobility by limiting opportunities for students from all backgrounds.

“MPs have a final chance in September to protect the homes that make higher education possible — they must take it.”