LetReady

Renters' Rights Act readiness check

Twelve yes, no or not sure questions. Takes about three minutes. Your answers stay in your browser.

The How to Rent guide is no longer required for tenancies from 1 May 2026, so the check does not ask about it. Source

1. Do all your tenancies run as rolling (periodic) tenancies, with no fixed end date written into the agreement?

Since 1 May 2026 all private assured tenancies are periodic.

2. Has every existing tenant had a written statement of terms and the government information sheet about the changes?

The written statement for existing tenancies was due by 31 May 2026.

3. Do you know your region's registration window, and have you got your property details and certificates ready for the database and the landlord ombudsman?

The database opens on 15 December 2026, with regional three-month windows.

4. Do you raise rent only with a Form 4A notice, once a year, giving at least two months' notice?

Rent review clauses and letters or emails are not valid ways to raise rent.

5. Do you consider pet requests case by case, and not refuse them unreasonably?

A blanket "no pets" rule is no longer enough.

6. When you let, do you avoid refusing people because they claim benefits or have children, avoid taking offers above the advertised rent, and ask for no more than one month's rent in advance?

Rent in advance is capped, bidding is banned and discrimination against benefit claimants and families is banned.

7. Does every property with gas have a gas safety record from the last 12 months (or has no gas supply)?

A standard annual duty. The database asks for evidence of the certificate.

8. Does every property have an Electrical Installation Condition Report less than 5 years old?

A standard duty. The database asks for evidence.

9. Does every property have a valid EPC (less than 10 years old) at band E or better, or a registered exemption?

Band E is the minimum. There is a £3,500 cost cap and an exemptions register.

10. Is every deposit protected in a government scheme, with the prescribed information given to the tenant, and was it taken as money only?

Most possession grounds depend on this.

11. Is there a working smoke alarm on every storey and a carbon monoxide alarm in each room with a fixed combustion appliance, tested at the start of each tenancy?

A standard duty. Repair or replace alarms when a tenant reports a fault.

12. Have you done right to rent checks for every tenancy, and do you hold any HMO or selective licence your council requires?

Licences are also registered on the database.