Most landlords and agents had to give tenants the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 by 31 May 2026, but some landlords have one month from a later trigger date, affecting landlords, agents and tenants.
Key facts
- Who: Landlords and letting agents with assured or assured shorthold tenancies, and their tenants
- From: Already in force
- Source: The Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026
Most landlords and letting agents had to give tenants the official Information Sheet by 31 May 2026. Failing to do so can lead to a fine of up to £7,000. After that date, landlords and tenants can still use the sheet to understand how a tenancy has changed because of the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
Who must still give it after 31 May 2026
The later duty applies only to landlords who gave a valid section 21 or section 8 notice to their tenant before 1 May 2026. Where the notice is no longer valid, or the court process has finished, the tenancy becomes an assured periodic tenancy. The rules under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 then apply to it.
The landlord then has one month to give the tenants the Information Sheet. The month runs from the date the notice is no longer valid, or from when the court process finished.
The sheet must be given if the tenancy:
- is an assured or assured shorthold tenancy;
- becomes an assured periodic tenancy after 1 May 2026 because the notice is no longer valid or court proceedings have concluded without possession having been granted; and
- has a wholly or partly written record of terms, including a written tenancy agreement.
How it must be given
If a letting agent manages the property for the landlord, the agent must have given the sheet to the tenant, even if the landlord has also given it. Lodgers do not need to receive it. A copy must go to every tenant named on the tenancy agreement.
The sheet is only valid when downloaded from the GOV.UK page, and it must be the exact PDF found there. It can be given as a printed copy, posted or handed to the tenants, or as the PDF attached to an email or text message. Emailing or texting a link to the PDF is not valid.
The legislation does not require a landlord to change or re-issue an existing written tenancy agreement. A tenancy made after 1 May 2026 must come with certain written information about its key terms. The same applies to a tenancy based entirely on a verbal agreement made before 1 May. This is covered in the "Tenancy agreements: written information for your tenant" guidance. Social landlords letting a non-social tenancy may also have needed to provide the sheet.
What this means for landlords and tenants
For landlords, the one-month period after 31 May 2026 applies only where a section 21 or section 8 notice was validly given before 1 May 2026 and the tenancy has since become an assured periodic tenancy. In those cases the period runs from the date the notice stopped being valid or the court process finished.
The sheet must be the exact PDF, sent as a printed copy or an attachment, not a link. Landlords unsure whether the duty applies to a particular tenancy should check the guidance or get advice before the deadline passes.
Tenants can use the sheet after 31 May 2026 to understand how their tenancy has changed under the Act.