When you’re renting a home privately, understanding the different types of tenant agreements is important for both tenants and landlords. Navigating the housing market and making sense of tenancy ...

I believe that now the Renters' Rights Act has come into force, the old tenancy agreement has been superseded. How do I communicate this to my tenants?

The vast majority of people who rent their home are on assured shorthold tenancies, but other agreements do exist which afford different levels of rights. For tenants who are not on an AST, if they ...

- agreement to continue exclusive occupation after order for possession subject to settling arrears by monthly installment - not creating new assured tenancyStirling v Leadenhall Residential 2 Ltd: CA ...

Before the Renter's Rights Act came in, most tenants were on something called an assured shorthold tenancy (AST), a standard rental contract with a fixed end date. From 1 May 2026, all assured ...