The Renters’ Rights Act, in plain English.
The Act came into force on 1 May 2026 and changed the rules for tenancies in England automatically, whether you did anything or not. Section 21 is gone, rent rises work differently, and most landlords with one or two properties have missed at least one new requirement. Not through carelessness; nobody sent a letter explaining what to do.
Our landlord guides cover it the way Homesful covers everything: plain English, checked against the legislation and GOV.UK, a last-reviewed date on every guide, and no scare tactics. Written for landlords with one to five properties, not portfolios.
The guides
Still to come
- Pet requests and the 28-day rule
- Possession now that Section 21 has gone
- Council penalties: how they work and how landlords walk into them
- Deposits, certificates and the paperwork that decides disputes
- Selling or re-letting after possession: the new restrictions
- What is coming next: the landlord database and the ombudsman
Guides publish over the coming weeks and will appear here and in the nav as they go live. Timely rule changes land on the blog, filtered for landlords. Thinking of switching a buy-to-let to short-term letting instead? That guide is on the list too, and the rest of Homesful covers the short-term side in depth.
Homesful guides are general information for landlords in England, not legal advice. For a specific dispute, penalty or possession issue, speak to a solicitor or a landlord association advice line.