Did you miss it?
If you’re a residential landlord, letting a property out to tenants, there’s something you might have missed this morning (and you can be forgiven if you did!).
The government has just released the official Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet for Tenants – but it is important to take note as it comes with a legal obligation attached.
The Information Sheet has been something we’ve been aware of and waiting for. Its aim is to explain to tenants how tenancies may be affected by the changes introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, and landlords with existing tenancies are required to provide tenants with a copy on or before 31 May 2026.
So what’s actually in it? In all honesty, the sheet is fairly light-touch – just a brief overview of the headline changes rather than an in-depth guide. Tenants shouldn’t expect it to answer every question they might have about the new legislation.
That said, the length and depth of it doesn’t necessarily matter, when it comes to landlords complying with the Act. It is a legal requirement to send this document to tenants, not a courtesy, and the consequences of missing the deadline are significant. Failure to serve it can result in a civil penalty of up to £7,000 per breach, and in fact continued non-compliance could escalate to fines of up to £40,000 or even criminal prosecution.
If your property is managed by us here at LEA Property Solutions, you don’t need to worry. We’re on top of this and will be ensuring the Information Sheet is issued to all tenants on your behalf well within the required timeframe. It’s exactly the kind of detail that can slip through the cracks when you’re managing a portfolio — which is precisely why having a managing agent in your corner matters.
If you’re a self-managing landlord – even if you let your property through an agent on a ‘let-only basis’ – the responsibility sits with you. You may have used an agent to find a tenant, but that doesn’t transfer this obligation. We are speaking to many self-managing landlords currently, who are enquiring about our management services, so if you are worried about legislation like this catching you out, please get in touch to find out how our managed service can take all those worries away.
If you do need to know how to find the Information Sheet, it is available now on GOV.UK OR you can download it here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/renters-rights-act-information-for-tenants/