Renters’ Rights Act News:- Assured Tenancy Forms published for Privately Rented Properties.
From 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Right Act 2026 will abolish assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 (Form 6A) in the private rented sector in England.. The government has published a set of new forms for tenancy processes to be used from the 1st May 2026 onwards.
The forms have been watermarked to ensure that they cannot be used prior to the 1st May 2026 and the versions that can be used will be published on assured tenancy forms webpage.
Form 1A
Form 1A: Notice proposing different terms for an assured tenancy arising by way of succession under the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 in the private rented sector
On and after 1 May 2026, use this form if you are a landlord or a tenant of a privately rented property and want to propose changes to the terms of an assured tenancy which arises by way of succession under the Rent Act 1977 or Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976.
Form 2A
Form 2A: Application referring a notice proposing different terms for an assured tenancy arising by way of succession under the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 to the tribunal in the private rented sector
On and after 1 May 2026, use this form if you have been given Form 1A and disagree with the terms proposed. You can use this form to ask the tribunal to decide what terms might reasonably be found in the assured tenancy.
Renters’ Rights Act 2025 News:-Information Sheet Published
The government has published the Information Sheet which landlords must give to tenants by 31st May or face a potential £7,000.00 fine and must be provided if the tenancy is an assured or assured shorthold tenancy, was created before 1st May 2026 and has a wholly or partly written record of terms.
Letting agents who manage a landlord's property must also give tenants the sheet, even if the landlord has already done so.
How to Serve the Information Sheet
A copy must be given to every tenant named on the tenancy agreement but is only valid when downloaded, and must be provided in the exact PDF format.
The Information Sheet MUST be provided to tenants :-
In printed hard copy format, which is posted or hand-delivered
OR
by sending the Information Sheet in an email or text as an attachment.
The link CANNOT be emailed or sent as a text as this will not be valid.
How will Letting Agents be spending the next 45 Days?
The government will be publishing statutory documents - templates - for landlords and of course, letting agents to use. Once the Information Sheet, Written Statement of Information & Terms, updated Section 8 (Form 3A) and Section 13 (Form 4A), time needs to be set aside to read and familiarise the whole of the letting team with these documents.
Relying on CRM systems and PropTech to streamline and speed up processes is great, however, questions surrounding the purpose of these documents, how they are served, consequences of non-compliance, need to be answered and that remit sits with the negotiators, valuers, property management team and in some respects directors and decisions makers.
Section 8 Notice & It’s Purpose
Before the introduction of the assured tenancy regime, most private residential tenancies were governed by Rent Act 1977.
Under that framework, tenants enjoyed security of tenure, meaning that landlords could only regain possession on a limited number of statutory grounds.
The courts exercised discretion and, in many cases, possession would only be granted if it was considered reasonable to do so.
As a consequence, the Rent Act system was widely regarded as offering tenants a very high level of protection, but it also significantly restricted landlords’ ability to recover possession of their properties.