F&F LLP UKRE Team – The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026

The Government has issued an Information Sheet explaining how tenants may be affected by the changes introduced under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. This document must be provided by private landlords and letting agents in England, and the following summary outlines the key requirements.

The Information Sheet is an official government publication intended for tenants, setting out how their tenancy could change under the new legislation and forms part of the compliance obligations for landlords and their agents.

Where a landlord has appointed a letting agent to manage the property, the agent is responsible for giving the Information Sheet to the tenant, even if the landlord has already done so.

Landlords and agents must provide the Information Sheet where the tenancy meets all of the following conditions:

• It is an assured or assured shorthold tenancy
• It was created before 1 May 2026
• It has a written or partly written record of, including a written tenancy agreement

The Information Sheet must be given to tenants no later than 31 May 2026. Failure to comply may result in a civil penalty of up to £7,000. The requirement does not apply to lodgers.

A copy must be provided to every individual named on the tenancy agreement. The Information Sheet is only valid when downloaded directly from the official government page, and landlords must supply the exact PDF published there.

The document may be provided in one of two ways:

• By giving or posting a printed hard copy to the tenants
• By sending the PDF as an attachment via email or text message

Sending a link to the PDF is not acceptable and will not meet the legal requirement.

The legislation does not require landlords to amend or reissue any existing tenancy agreement. However, where a tenancy is based entirely on a verbal agreement made before 1 May 2026, the Information Sheet cannot be used.

In such cases, landlords must instead provide written information covering the key terms of the tenancy.

Further guidance is available on GOV.UK: Tenancy agreements, written information for your tenant

This guidance was published by the Government on 20 March 2026 and there is a very limited timeframe to issue the Information Sheet before the 31 May deadline, particularly with Easter and the spring bank holidays reducing the number of working days available.

Agents should therefore be preparing now to ensure timely compliance and avoid last‑minute difficulties. It is also important that agents proactively communicate this requirement to their landlord clients.

Although the legal duty ultimately rests with the landlord, a failure to clearly agree who is responsible for serving the document could result in avoidable disputes, complaints or potential penalties.

The official PDF Information Sheet can be accessed here: The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026

If you require further information or legal advice, including conveyancing services in England, please contact our dedicated UKRE team: Anna Douglass, Alastair Hargreaves, Caren Vidamour and Hannah Damant, who will be pleased to assist.