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Wake Up To Money

Renters' Rights the Wrongs?

Wake Up To Money

BBC

Business

4.1775 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Felicity Hannah examines the Renters’ Rights Act as it comes into effect and what it could mean for both landlords and tenants. She also speaks to Brighton & Hove Albion about plans for Europe’s first purpose‑built women’s football stadium. Elsewhere, Felicity is joined by the regular Friday panel to discuss a big week for tech companies, oil prices and interest rates.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.

0:07.0

If you need help on money matters, you're not alone.

0:10.4

In the Martin Lewis podcast, I'll give you tips to keep more cash in your pocket

0:13.9

and answer your important questions.

0:16.7

Now that we're starting from scratch, what is the best way for us to move forward?

0:21.2

To help your everyday finances just add up, let's see what we can do.

0:26.2

The Martin Lewis podcast, listen on BBC Sounds.

0:31.2

BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.

0:35.6

Wake Up to Money from BBC Five Live. Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.

0:39.3

Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money and end to no-fault evictions.

0:42.9

Rolling tenancies instead of fixed-term contracts, a ban on bidding wards, was strengthening

0:48.3

your right to ask for a pet.

0:50.2

The Renters Rights Act kicks in for England from today.

0:59.9

I don't know any landlord who has ever evicted a tenant unless there was a reason for doing it.

1:02.2

So it was never no fault.

1:05.6

We will get into what it means for landlords and for tenants. Also on the show, having announced plans for Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium, we'll chat to the CEO of Brighton and Hove Albion.

1:14.3

And after another pretty relentless week of economic news, we have gathered our Friday panel to try and make sense of it all.

1:22.5

Wake up to Money with Felicity Hannah.

1:25.9

Barry, good morning to you. Welcome to Friday. Welcome to May. It is Friday the 1st of May.

1:31.6

It's four minutes past five. Yes, we'll talk, well, there's lots to talk about today, isn't there.

1:36.7

But we will be talking about the Renters Rights Act just after half five. So get in touch.

1:42.0

Let me know what you think, whether you're a landlord,

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