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The Renters Rights Act 2025 which came into force 1st May 2026 brings about major changes for Landlords in the United Kingdom.  Landlords must provide the Official Government Sheet linked below for any new tenants:

The Renters’ Rights Act

The Renters’ Rights Act received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 and is now law. It will be introduced in stages, with the first provisions coming into force from 1 May 2026. From that date:

Fixed-term Assured Shorthold Tenancies will be abolished and replaced with Assured Periodic Tenancies. This applies to both new tenancies and existing ASTs, which will automatically convert on commencement

Rents may only be increased once per year and only after serving a formal Section 13 notice. Tenants may challenge unfair increases through the tribunal.

No further Section 21 notices may be served. Landlords must instead use defined Section 8 grounds for possession.

For new tenancies, rent must not be taken before the tenancy is signed and landlords must not require more than one month’s rent at a time. Tenants may pay more in advance voluntarily, but cannot be required to do so.

Rental bidding wars will be banned. Landlords and agents must publish an asking rent and cannot accept or encourage offers above this amount.

New rules will prevent discrimination against tenants with children or in receipt of benefits. Tenant selection must be based on financial suitability only, subject to proportionate legal exceptions.

Tenants will be allowed to end a tenancy at any time by serving two months’ notice under assured periodic tenancies.

Section 8 possession grounds will be updated, including new grounds relating to property sale, landlord occupation and student tenancies.

Local authorities will be given significant new enforcement powers, including investigatory powers and civil penalties for non-compliance.

Landlords will be required to register on a new Private Rented Sector Database and join a mandatory Landlord Ombudsman scheme.

INTERLET's lettings department works proactively to ensure that we find the best quality tenants and achieve the best possible rents and terms for our landlords, but at the same time, we are careful to do everything in our power to protect our landlords' investments and our tenants' well-being through our stringent lettings and compliance processes.

INTERLET is regulated by The Association of Residential Letting Agent (ARLA Property Mark), the UK'S foremost professional body for letting agents. We regularly keep up to date with the changing regulations and comply with professional standards of the nationally recognised professional body for letting agents. We ensure that we provide all the guidance and advice necessary for keeping both landlords and tenants protected.

INTERLET is a member of the Property Ombudsman, the UK Association of Letting Agents, and operates Client Money Protection Schemes giving peace of mind to all clients. We are also members of the MyDeposits scheme – protecting every deposit held by us.