What the Renters' Rights Act changes for tenants, and the rights every private renter in England has now.
Asked your landlord for a grab rail, a ramp, or a rent statement you can read, and got a flat no? The Equality Act 2010 gives disabled renters real rights. Here is what your landlord must do, what they don't have to, and how to push back on a refusal.
Your contract says 1 month's notice, and now you have been told the Renters' Rights Act makes it 2. The Act sets 2 months as a default, but a shorter period agreed in writing can still count. Here is how to tell which applies to you.
Never got a tenancy agreement in writing? Since 1 May 2026 your landlord must put the key terms on paper, and risks a fine up to £7,000 if they don't.
England is building a national database of landlords and rental homes. Once tenants can search it, after landlords have started registering, you'll be able to check who you're renting from before you sign. Here's what it will show and when.
On a joint tenancy, one housemate serving notice can end the whole tenancy for all of you. Here is how notice works after the Renters' Rights Act, and how to protect the people who want to stay.
A landlord hands you a 12-month agreement and says you're tied in for the year. Since 1 May 2026 that lock-in has no legal effect, and you can still leave on two months' notice.
If you share a kitchen or bathroom with your landlord, you're probably a lodger, not a tenant, and most of the 2026 reforms don't apply to you. Here's how to tell.
Turned away for claiming benefits, or because you have kids? Since May 2026 a No DSS or no children policy is unlawful in England. Here's what the law says and how to report it.
Signing a student house for 2026/27? Fixed terms are gone, you can leave with two months' notice, and your landlord needs Ground 4A to take the house back. Here's how it works.
Since 1 May 2026 most private renters in England can leave on 2 months' written notice, unless the tenancy agreed a shorter period like 1 month. Here's how to serve a notice to quit that counts, with a template you can copy.
When do right to rent checks cross into unlawful discrimination? What landlords can't do, what the law says, and how to claim if you were refused unfairly.
A practical rights checklist for private renters in England. Know what your landlord owes you, the breaches that carry penalties, and what you can claim.
Your landlord refused a pet request under the Renters' Rights Act 2025? Here's what the law says, what counts as a valid refusal, and how to challenge it.
From 1 May 2026, fixed-term tenancies in England no longer exist. Assured periodic tenancies replaced them, giving tenants new rights to leave with two months' notice and protection from no-fault evictions.
Tenant compensation under the 2025 Act covers rent repayment orders, deposit protection, disrepair claims, and compensation routes available to renters.
How to identify landlord breaches under UK law, understand the Renters' Rights Act 2025, and discover financial remedies including Rent Repayment Orders.
Holding an old Section 21 notice? The 31 July 2026 court deadline has passed, but existing cases can continue. Find out what this means in England.
Since 1 May 2026, the Renters' Rights Act 2025 gives renters in England the right to request a pet, and landlords cannot unreasonably refuse. Here's how to make the request and what counts as a fair no.
