Are you ready for the Renters’ Rights Act?
From 1 May 2026 private assured tenancies are periodic (rent period not exceeding a month); fixed terms and assured shorthold tenancies are abolished. Since 1 May 2026 a private landlord in England can only end an assured tenancy by serving a notice under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988; section 21 'no fault' notices are no longer available.
Answer the questions for one tenancy in England. You’ll get a list of what to do, worst first, with the rule and its official source for each. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Your tenancy
Landlord Compliance · £6 a month, inc VAT
Keep every date in one place
After the check, Landlord Compliance keeps the dates that come round again, for every property, and reminds you before each one.
A compliance calendar for each property, with reminder emails before every certificate, deposit, Right to Rent and register date, to help you run your lets under the new rules.
Each date comes from the published rule and the dates you give us. It’s a record of what you’ve told us, not an inspection of your property. We don’t inspect properties, serve notices or act in court.
Get the new rules by email as they start
We’ll email you when the next parts of the Renters’ Rights Act start, and before your region’s register deadline.
This is general information to help you understand the rules. It isn't tailored to your circumstances, so check your own position before acting on it.
What happens next
- Answer the questions for each tenancy you let and work down the list from the top.
- Raising the rent? Unless a section 21 or section 8 notice from before 1 May 2026 is still running (the list above says what to check then), work out your section 13 dates before you serve Form 4A. An assured agricultural occupancy uses Form 5A instead.
- Get ready for the landlord register with the register prep list, and check your certificates with the compliance checker.
Sources
- Assured tenancy forms (GOV.UK) — checked 26 October 2026
- Assured periodic tenancies: a guide for landlords — Written information (GOV.UK) — checked 15 October 2026
- The Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 (GOV.UK, published 20 March 2026, last updated 8 June 2026) — checked 17 October 2026
- Housing Act 1988, sections 16D and 16I (inserted by the Renters' Rights Act 2025) — checked 17 October 2026
- Assured periodic tenancies: a guide for landlords, Rent increases (GOV.UK) — checked 19 October 2026
- Form 4A: Landlord's notice proposing a new rent for assured tenancies in the private rented sector (05.26), Note A — checked 26 October 2026
- Assured periodic tenancies: a guide for landlords — Rent in advance and deposits (GOV.UK) — checked 17 October 2026
- Renters' Rights Act 2025 — contents (s.1 'Assured tenancies to be periodic with rent period not exceeding a month'; s.2 'Abolition of assured shorthold tenancies') — checked 15 October 2026
- Repossessing your privately rented property after 1 May 2026 (GOV.UK, updated 13 July 2026) — checked 15 October 2026
- Assured tenancy forms for privately rented properties from 1 May 2026 (GOV.UK, updated 1 May 2026) — checked 15 October 2026
- Deposit protection schemes and landlords (GOV.UK, printable guide) — checked 15 October 2026
- HSE — Gas safety record (landlords), page dated 2024-09-23 — checked 15 October 2026
- Electrical safety standards in the private and social rented sectors: guidance (GOV.UK, published 1 November 2025) — checked 15 October 2026
- Domestic private rented property: minimum energy efficiency standard — landlord guidance (GOV.UK, updated 5 May 2026) — checked 15 October 2026
- Buying or selling your home: Energy Performance Certificates (GOV.UK) — checked 17 October 2026
- Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters (GOV.UK news, 9 September 2026) — checked 15 October 2026
- Get ready: 'Register your rental property' service — Housing Hub (MHCLG campaign site, Crown copyright, OGL) — checked 15 October 2026
- Housing Ombudsman Service — Voluntary membership — checked 15 October 2026