Renters' Rights Act 2025 Hub

The Renters' Rights Act 2025 is the biggest shake-up to private renting in England for decades. From 1 May 2026, the main tenancy reforms switch on in one stage - changing how tenancies are structured, how rent increases work, and how possession is recovered.

To make that transition manageable, the Guild has created a dedicated Renters' Rights Act 2025 Practical Guide for Landlords Hub.

This isn't just a "news" page. It's a working resource you can keep coming back to -- designed to give you the big picture, the practical steps to take now, and direct access to the detailed guidance you'll need when you're drafting agreements, serving notices, dealing with rent increases, or responding to tricky scenarios.

What the hub does (and why it's useful)

Most landlords don't want to read legislation cover-to-cover. You want to know:

• What's changing (and when)
• What you need to do now (without unnecessary work)
• What will break if you don't adjust your processes
• Where to find the "proper detail" when you need it

The hub is built around exactly that. It starts with a plain-English overview and then takes you straight to the relevant Guild technical guidance for the topics that matter most in day-to-day letting.

A practical "do this now" checklist (without the panic)

A key part of the hub is the What landlords should do now section. The message is simple: most landlords don't need to rush or "re-paper" everything immediately. For many normal lettings, the law will do the heavy lifting from 1 May 2026.

But there are some low-effort checks that avoid common headaches later, including:

• making sure rent periods are monthly in any agreements you sign now (including student lets agreed early)
• remembering that fixed terms won't be a control point after 1 May 2026
• understanding that existing written tenancies generally won't need re-issuing, but you'll need to give tenants a government information sheet in May 2026 (once published)
• watching the transitional rules on existing notices, where deadlines may matter

It's the kind of guidance that stops landlords from doing "busywork" -- while still preventing avoidable compliance problems.

One place for the key changes from 1 May 2026

The hub also brings the main reforms together in one structured place, including:

• Lettings/marketing fairness & discrimination (including the end of blanket "no children" / "no DSS" policies, and the ban on rent bidding)
• Tenancy structure and required documents (the shift to periodic assured tenancies, and the new written statement requirements)
• Limits on rent in advance / upfront payments
• Pets (a new right to request, with response deadlines)
• Rent increases (section 13 as the standard route, limits on frequency, and tribunal challenge mechanics)
• Possession & notices (section 21 ends, section 8 becomes the route, and new/updated grounds such as selling and moving in)
• Student lettings (how to stay workable under periodic tenancies, and what to plan for around Ground 4A)
• Other practical issues (including council investigatory powers, permission to let wording, council tax liability, and guarantor limits after tenant death)

Each section links out to the relevant Guild guidance, so you can go deeper only when you need to -- without losing the overview.

Kept up to date as the missing detail is published

A lot of the "how" depends on secondary legislation and official documents that aren't all published yet. The hub is designed to be updated regularly as the remaining pieces land -- including:

• simplified "how-to" modules and checklists (coming soon)
• updated tenancy agreements and notices once the government's final requirements are published
• a growing FAQ section to answer the real questions landlords and agents are asking as we get closer to commencement

In other words, it's a resource you can rely on through 2026, not a one-off article.

Who this is for

This hub is especially useful if you are:

• a landlord who wants a clear action plan without legal overload
• a letting agent needing a single reference point for staff training and consistent processes
• planning student lets for 2026/27 and want to avoid drafting rent structures that won't work
• concerned about possession strategy once section 21 ends
• trying to keep your paperwork and rent procedures compliant without unnecessary admin

How to access it

The hub sits alongside the Guild's other core services (like the Landlord Handbook and Tenancy Builder) and is intended to be your single starting point for the Renters' Rights Act changes.

If you want the easiest "no fuss" way to stay current, use the Renters' Rights Act hub in tandem with the Guild's weekly digest, so you see key updates as they happen -- without being bombarded with emails.

Access the Renters' Rights Act 2025 Hub now.