The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026

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Exemptions to giving the Information Sheet before 31 May 

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YouThe must give this Information Sheet must be given if the tenancy:tenancy: 

• is an assured or assured shorthold tenancytenancy 

• was

  becomes createdan beforeassured periodic tenancy after 1 MayMay 2026 due 2026to the notice no longer being valid or court proceedings having concluded without possession having been granted 

• has a wholly or partly written record of terms (including a written tenancy agreement)agreement) 

You do not need to give it to lodgers.lodgers. 

A copy must be given to every tenant named on the tenancy agreement.agreement. 

The Information Sheet is only valid when downloaded from this page.page. 

You must give the exact PDF found at the top of this page.page. 

You must provide this to the tenants by either:either: 

• printing a hard copy, which is posted or given to the tenants by handhand 

• sending the PDF electronically as an attachment, for example, to an email or text messagemessage 

You must not email or text a link to the PDF to the tenant, as this will not be valid.valid. 

ReadYou morecan about read our accessible formats. guidance. 

The legislation does not require you to change or re-issue any existing written tenancy agreement.     agreement.      

If youIf you have a tenancy based entirely on aa verbal agreement, thattenancy that was mademade after 1 before 1 May 2026,2026 then you must then youprovide cannotcertain givewritten thisinformation Informationabout Sheet.key Youterms must provideof certainthe writtentenancy. If you had information abouta tenancy keybased terms ofentirely theon tenancy instead.a verbal agreement made Youbefore 1 May you must also have provided this written information. You can find out more about thisthis in bythe ‘Tenancy searching GOV.UK for ‘Tenancy agreements: written information for your tenant’.tenant guidance’. 

You maymay have needed to need to provide this Information Sheet if you are a social landlord letting a non-social tenancy.