It would be best if you always made the rent payable calendar monthly. One reason is to avoid a rent book being required to be given.
A rent book in the prescribed form must be provided where the rent is payable weekly.
Section 4 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires the rent book or similar document to be provided, and section 5 describes what information must be contained.
The rent book must contain the name and address of the landlord plus other information as prescribed.
A prescribed form must be used where the tenancy is an assured shorthold tenancy. The prescribed form you must use is that contained in The Rent Book (Forms of Notice) Regulations 1982, which have been amended several times.
A failure to provide a rent book is a criminal offence, as is the demand for rent without a rent book.
Section 7 outlines the various offences and penalties. The most accessible place to obtain a rent book is a stationer such as WH Smith.
