4/20/2026 10:57:02 AM Renters' Rights Act 2025 - RPs and shared owners By Emma Hardman Another day, another Renters' Rights Act 2025 update! All private registered providers (PRPs) should have received a letter from Matthew...
4/14/2026 8:09:09 AM Renters' Rights Act - setting PRP customers' expectations By Emma Hardman As 1 May 2026 and the introduction of tenure changes under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 for ‘private landlords’ fast approaches, one of...
4/8/2026 9:57:35 AM Renters' Rights Act 2025 and social housing By Emma Hardman We now have more certainty about when the Government intends for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to apply to the social rented sector....
3/25/2026 9:00:05 AM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new prescribed forms for assured tenancy actions from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes On 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) will abolish assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) and fixed-term assured...
3/23/2026 6:46:35 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Government publishes information sheet for existing assured tenants of private landlords and PRP landlords in respect of market rent lettings By Penny Bournes Following my previous blog on 3 February 2026, the Government has now published the official Information Sheet that private landlords in...
3/23/2026 11:29:37 AM The long-awaited 4th edition of the RICS Service Charge Residential Management Code has arrived! By Penny Bournes After almost a decade, on 17 March 2026, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) released the long‑awaited 4th edition of the...
2/11/2026 10:58:26 AM New Housing Ombudsman compensation guidance By Helen Tucker The Housing Ombudsman’s (HOS) updated Compensation Guidance, A New Era for Housing Compensation: Clearer Standards, Fairer Outcomes, was...
2/10/2026 5:27:54 PM Renters Rights Act possession guidance By Helen Tucker Private landlords will be gearing up for 1 May 2026 when the Renters Rights Act (RRA) comes into force. The Government has just...
2/3/2026 12:19:46 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new written terms rules from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes The Government has published draft regulations setting out new obligations for private landlords in England to provide assured tenants...
1/29/2026 8:54:58 AM Rent convergence confirmed (finally!) By Emma Hardman Two months later than originally expected, we now have the Government's decision regarding rent convergence. It has been confirmed that...
12/17/2025 10:17:11 AM Renters Rights Act - guidance and fines for private landlords By Helen Tucker The Government has produced further guidance for private landlords on the Renters Rights Act in readiness for the changes that come into...
11/14/2025 9:21:16 AM Renters Rights Act roadmap published By Helen Tucker The Government have now published their roadmap with the dates when the Renters Rights Act will come into force. Some of the keys dates...