No more section 21
No-fault evictions ended for all tenancies, including existing ones. Possession now requires section 8 grounds, and a selling or moving-in notice cannot name a date in a tenancy's first year.
Renters' Rights Act 2025 · in force since 1 May 2026 · England
Renting changed. Are you compliant?
Section 21 is gone, fixed terms have ended, and missed paperwork now carries penalties of up to £7,000. Check where you stand in two minutes - free, nothing stored, verified against official government guidance. Tenants: you can use the same tools to check a notice you received.
Landlord compliance checker
A few quick questions. See whether you owe your tenants the official Information Sheet or a written statement of terms, which deadlines have passed, and what the penalties are.
Check your obligations →Rent increase checker
Enter the dates and see whether a section 13 increase is valid: 2 months' notice, once a year, Form 4A only. Works for landlords planning one and tenants who received one.
Check an increase →Written statement generator
Every new tenancy needs a written statement of terms before it starts. Fill in the details and print the statement - the required legal wording for all 18 sections is written for you.
Generate a statement →
Paperwork sorted in minutes
Writing a statement of terms from scratch means reading the regulations, drafting eighteen sections and hoping you have not missed one. Answer a short set of questions instead and the wording is assembled for you, ready to print or save as a PDF.
Both sides of the tenancy
The same rules decide whether a notice holds up, so every tool here works whichever side of the tenancy you are on. If a rent increase notice has landed on your doormat, put the dates in and see what the checker makes of it before you reply.
What changed on 1 May 2026
Fixed terms ended
Nearly all existing tenancies converted automatically to periodic tenancies, most of them monthly. Tenants leave with 2 months' written notice ending on the day rent is due or the day before; end dates in old agreements no longer apply.
New paperwork duties
Pre-existing written tenancies needed the official Information Sheet by 31 May 2026; new tenancies need a prescribed written statement of terms before they start. Both carry civil penalties.
Rent rules tightened
Increases only via Form 4A with 2 months' notice, once a year. Advertised rents are binding - no bidding - and no more than one month's rent can be taken in advance.
Pets and fairness
Tenants can request pets (28-day response, refusal must be reasonable), and blanket bans on benefits recipients or families with children are unlawful.
Still coming
Landlord registration opens region by region from 15 December 2026, and ombudsman membership is expected in 2028. Neither is a live duty yet - this site tracks the dates.
Verified against the Renters' Rights Act 2025, SI 2026/421, SI 2026/324 and the official gov.uk guide, September 2026. England only. General information, not legal advice.