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What the Renters' Rights Act changes for tenants, and the rights every private renter in England has now.
Your landlord can say no to adding a partner, and if they say yes, any fee is capped at £50 unless they can show higher costs. Here is how to ask, and what to check before you both sign.
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.
Want to know who you're renting from before you sign? England's new landlord database starts registering landlords on 15 December 2026, with tenant search to follow. Here's what it is expected to show, and what an unregistered landlord means for you.
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, or didn't answer within 28 days? Here's what the Renters' Rights Act 2025 says, what counts as a reasonable 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.
How to identify landlord breaches under UK law, understand the Renters' Rights Act 2025, and discover financial remedies including Rent Repayment Orders.
Tenant compensation under the 2025 Act covers rent repayment orders, deposit protection, disrepair claims, and compensation routes available to renters.
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.
