Renters' Rights Act 2025 - Landlords, are you ready for the 31 July deadline?

Landlords who have continuing Tenancies must serve each of their tenants with the Government’s Information Sheet and this must be done no later than 31st May 2026 or else a landlord could face a financial penalty. Time is running out to do this.

If as landlord you wish to recover possession of your rented property under the new Act you will need to serve a Section 8 Notice relying on a Ground for Possession, i.e. you will need to have a reason for obtaining possession and be able to give evidence to the Court in support of that reason should a Court hearing be necessary.

You will need to use the new Section 8 Notice – it is a prescribed form - and ensure you include in full the  ground(s) you are relying upon in the Notice and the explanation why each ground is being used.

If you have served either a Section 8 or a Section 21 Notice before the new Act came into force then you must issue proceedings in the County Court relying on either of those Notices no later than 31st July 2026.  In practice, and to hopefully ensure the Court issues the claim in time, you should be aiming to deliver the claim to the Court in the first week of July at the latest.  In these cases the Tenancy continues as an Assured Shorthold Tenancy until the Court proceedings are disposed of.  

How we can we help

If you require any advice or assistance in relation to a residential Tenancy then please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Raby, or the Litigation Team on 020 8290 0440.