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Renters Rights Act · 19 guides
Guides covering the Renters Rights Act 2025 (in force 1 May 2026): the end of Section 21, new Section 8 grounds, Section 13 rent increases, tenant pet requests, the Decent Homes Standard for the PRS and the private landlord database. Updated each time a statutory instrument lands on GOV.UK.
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How to serve a lawful Section 13 rent increase under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025: prescribed Form 4, two-month notice, 12-month gap, the new tribunal cap, and the five most common errors that void a notice.
Serve the Renters Rights Information Sheet by 31 May 2026 and prove it. Email + PDF or tracked post. £7,000 fine if missed.
The lawful rent increase route for assured periodic tenancies in England after the Renters Rights Act: prescribed form, two months’ notice, once a year, and void-notice traps.
Reasonable refusal and written grounds first; use a ~28-day planning horizon from sector practice if you like, log requests to cut tribunal and RRO risk.
Section 21 ends 1 May 2026 in England. Section 8 is the only route — every new ground, notice period and pre-condition you need to evict legally in 2026, in plain English.
Section 21 was abolished 1 May 2026. Old Form 6A still in court? This UK guide covers the transition window and the Section 8 grounds that replace it.
The Renters Rights Act 2025 abolished Section 21 from 1 May 2026. New possession grounds, rent increase rules and a landlord database, here's what it means for you.
The Renters Rights Act comes into force 1 May 2026. Section 21 is abolished, fixed-term tenancies end, and new possession grounds apply. Here's exactly what you must do.
Section 8 is now the only route to possession in England after Section 21 abolition. Every ground explained, notice periods, evidence required and which ones courts actually grant.
Every England private landlord must register on the new Private Rented Sector Database. Here’s when it opens, what data you must submit, the fee and the fine for not complying.
Section 21 is gone. This is the complete 2026 eviction playbook for England landlords: choosing the right Section 8 ground, serving the notice, court timescales, bailiff stage and the costs to expect at every step.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 tenants can challenge any Section 13 rent increase at the First-tier Tribunal. Here’s how the process works, what evidence wins, and how to set a defensible rent from the start.
Every Section 8 ground after 1 May 2026 in one matrix: mandatory vs discretionary, notice periods, RRA changes and when a ground actually wins at a court hearing.
On 1 May 2026 every assured shorthold tenancy in England converts to an assured periodic tenancy — no paperwork required. What changed, what you must do, and the void clauses.
From 1 May 2026 you must advertise a single asking rent and cannot invite tenants to bid higher. The ban explained, pricing tests that still work, and how to handle multiple offers.
The Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman is launching under the RRA. This 2026 guide explains what it will do, when mandatory membership begins and how to prepare.
The Private Rented Sector Database launches under the Renters Rights Act. Mandatory registration, information filed, regional rollout, fees and penalties for non-registration.
Tenants have the right to request a pet under the RRA. Landlords have 28 days to respond in writing (extendable by 7). This deep dive covers reasonable refusal, exact process and a legal response template.
From the day you serve a notice to the day the bailiff hands you the keys: the realistic 2026 timeline for a Section 8 possession claim, with current MoJ median figures, the bailiff queue, and how the Renters’ Rights Act extends every step. Cleanest cases take 6–9 months; contested ones often run past a year.
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