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How a tenancy agreement actually works now
Four steps, starting from a document that’s actually up to date
The hard part isn’t filling in a form, it’s that the format changed. In England, the Renters’ Rights Act rewrote how tenancies work from 1 May 2026. Most templates online haven’t caught up. GitLaw starts you from one that has.
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Assured Periodic Tenancy AgreementPrepared with GitLaw
England · post-Renters’-Rights-Act format
Draft, a written statement of terms must be given before signing
26 October 2026
Property: 14 Alder Road, Manchester M20 3AB Landlord: A. Landlord Tenancy type: assured periodic tenancy (England), no fixed end date
Assured periodic tenancy of 14 Alder Road, Manchester M20 3AB
This agreement sets out the terms on which A. Landlord lets 14 Alder Road, Manchester M20 3AB. 1. Type of tenancy. In England this is an assured periodic tenancy. There is no fixed end date, and it continues until ended in line with the law. Fixed terms are no longer valid in England. 2. Rent. The rent is payable monthly in advance. Rent can only be increased once every 12 months, using the statutory notice process, with at least two months’ notice. 3. Deposit. Any deposit is capped at five weeks’ rent (where annual rent is under £50,000) and must be protected in a government-authorised scheme, with the prescribed information given to the tenant. 4. Written statement of terms. A written statement of the tenancy terms must be given to the tenant before the tenancy is signed.
To be signed by the landlord and tenant once the written statement of terms has been given:A. LandlordA. LandlordLandlord
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Sign the agreement online, or print and sign it. Either works, an electronic signature is valid for a tenancy agreement. In England, remember: the written statement of the tenancy terms has to reach the tenant before signing. GitLaw prepares that statement alongside the agreement so it isn’t an afterthought.
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UK compliance checklist
Letting in England comes with obligations beyond the agreement itself. GitLaw gives you a plain-language checklist to work through, for example: protecting the deposit and serving the prescribed information; giving a current gas safety certificate and an EICR; providing an Energy Performance Certificate; fitting smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms; and carrying out right-to-rent checks. These are pointers, not legal advice, and rules differ in Wales and Scotland. Check the current requirements for your property before you let.
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Renewals & rent increases
Because an England tenancy is now periodic, there’s no renewal to sign each year, it simply continues. What you may want to do is raise the rent. In England that goes through the statutory process: one increase per 12 months, using the prescribed form, with at least two months’ notice, and the tenant can challenge it at the tribunal. GitLaw prepares the notice and reminds you when you’re next able to use it. In the US, we prepare a rent-increase or renewal notice with the notice period your state requires.
Example first page of a tenancy agreement for 14 Alder Road, Manchester M20 3AB, prepared 26 October 2026. This is a sample, your own agreement is generated from your details.
The tenancy “templates” online are mostly out of date
On 1 May 2026 the Renters’ Rights Act changed how tenancies work in England, no more Section 21, no more fixed terms, assured periodic tenancies instead. A lot of the free templates still floating around are for the old format, which no longer applies in England.
1 May 2026When the main Renters’ Rights Act changes took effect in England
AbolishedSection 21 “no-fault” evictions in England, for new and existing tenancies
Up to £7,000Reported penalty for failing to give the tenant the required written information
Sources: gov.uk Renters’ Rights Act guidance and written-information guidance. The Act applies to England only: Wales and Scotland have their own systems. Figures are current at publication and not legal advice.
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Tenancy agreements, your questions answered
In England, yes. When the main provisions took effect on 1 May 2026, existing assured shorthold tenancies were automatically converted to assured periodic tenancies, you don’t sign a new agreement. Landlords do need to give existing tenants the government’s information about the changes. This applies to England; Wales and Scotland have separate systems. This is general information, not legal advice.
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