The tenancy trail
This part of the Tenancy Trail, with the orange logos, sets out what the law will be after the coming into force of the Renters Rights Act 2025. Before that time, you should use the version here.
Before you travel down the tenancy trail (which is rather long and winding), it is worth noting that:-
Excluding public sector tenancies (which are not dealt with in this website):-
- Almost all tenancies granted since 15 January 1989 will be Assured Periodic Tenancies
- Most tenancies granted before 15th January 1989 will be protected tenancies (ie under the Rent Act 1977)
Please also note that the starting date of a tenancy (ie when it was granted) is the date the tenant first occupied the property under the original tenancy agreement, not the first day of the most recent written agreement (if there is more than one). In virtually all cases the tenancy type will be decided at that point.
So before starting this trail, you need to know what this date was.
