New Procedures for landlords and tenants to follow

Updated 16 August 2026

Now the Renters Rights Act has come into force, things are a bit more difficult for landlords.

You no longer have recourse to the simpler and straightforward section 21 eviction process if things go wrong.

It will be easy for tenants to end the tenancy, but considerably more difficult for landlords.

So tenancies will need to be managed differently.

The benefit of procedures

It will be enormously helpful for landlords, and also for their tenants, if there are standard procedures to follow in specific situations, along with forms for tenants to use.

This will give both parties a set process to follow, which will hopefully enable them to resolve the issue without undue conflict.

If the procedures are incorporated into the tenancy agreement, along with the requirement to use them and their forms, then tenants will be at fault if they fail to do so.

This will assist landlords if legal proceedings follow or if tenants refer the matter to a redress scheme.

The Landlord Law Procedures

I have been thinking about introducing a procedures section on Landlord Law for some time.  I finally got around to this in 2025 and set up an initial Procedures section, which contains:

• An introduction section which explains how they work
• A procedure for tenants to follow if they apply to keep a pet
• A procedure where repairs are requested or needed
• A Rent Arrears procedure

Following some excellent member feedback the procedures are now available:

• To incorporate into the Landlord Law APT document, or
• As a stand alone document which can be incorporated into your tenancy agreement by reference

You don’t need to use all the procedures; you can choose the ones you want.

I hope these new procedures will help you with the management of your properties and will allow you to retain some control now the Renters Rights Act is in force!