Here’s what the leaflets says;
Before agreeing a tenancy
- you can no longer ask prospective tenants to pay large amounts of rent in
advance, or accept bids above the advertised price. You can still carry out
referencing and affordability checks, and ask for a guarantor, if needed - you can’t do anything to make a tenant less likely to rent a property
(or prevent them from renting it) because they have children or receive
benefits - if you manage a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), you may
be able to use Ground 4A to evict students between 1 June and 30
September (inclusive). If you’re planning to do this, you’ll need to give
your upcoming tenants ‘prior notice’ in writing before the tenancy has
started that you intend to use Ground 4A
During a tenancy
- if you want to increase the rent, you’ll need to follow the Section 13
process. You’ll need to provide your tenant with at least two months’
notice of the proposed increase before it takes effect, using Form 4A - if your tenant thinks the increase is above the ‘open market rent’ they
can challenge this at the First-tier Tribunal - you’ll need to consider requests your tenant might make for a pet,
and you can’t unreasonably refuse these
Ending a tenancy
If you want to end a tenancy:
- you can no longer use a Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notice to end a
tenancy. But there are a range of possession grounds available, so you
can take back your property when this is reasonable
If your tenant wants to leave: - your tenant can give notice to end the tenancy at any point. The tenancy
agreement should say how much notice they’ll need to give, which
can’t be longer than two months. If this isn’t in the tenancy agreement,
they must give at least two months’ notice, although you can agree to
a shorter timeframe in writing - if the tenancy existed before 1 May 2026 and there was a written
agreement on a notice period of less than two months (e.g. in the
tenancy agreement), then this notice period will probably still apply - if it’s a joint tenancy, one tenant’s notice will usually end the tenancy for
everyone. Tenant swaps are still possible, if you and the new, outgoing
and remaining tenants all agree. In these cases, the outgoing tenant can
assign the tenancy to a new tenant
The leaflet can be viewed here; guide for landlords of students
Guide for Students
The leaflet for students, titled ‘A students guide to the Renters’ Rights Act’ can be viewed here; guide for student renters