Phase 1 — 1 May 2026
Phase 1 starts 1 May 2026. Know your gaps first.
Only 4% of sole-operator agents feel prepared (Goodlord, 2025); 73% of landlords are unsure about some or most aspects of the Act (Paragon Bank landlord research, 2025). Score your Renters' Rights Act readiness in 5 minutes — 17 rule-based questions, every scored answer linked to legislation.gov.uk or the relevant GOV.UK source, a prioritised action list sorted by deadline. Free, no card.
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The Compliance Problem Facing Small Agents
Only 4% of sole-operator agents feel “very prepared” for the Renters' Rights Act — the biggest change to English rental law in 35 years (Goodlord, 2025).
Scattered compliance information
You’re piecing together compliance from Propertymark newsletters, outdated solicitor templates, and Property118 forum threads.
No clear action plan
Excel spreadsheets and sticky notes tracking gas certs, deposit registrations, and Section 21 notices. No single view of what needs doing by when.
Penalties are real, but the triggers are hard to track
Local authorities can issue civil penalties up to £40,000, pursue prosecution, and request 12 months of documents. The hard part isn’t the penalties — it’s knowing which gaps matter now, which become urgent on 1 May 2026, and what evidence to keep.
Enterprise tools price out the sole operator
Every RRA-ready agent platform we benchmarked targets 10+ staff agencies at enterprise price tiers. You need something priced for a one-person shop that spends half its day on compliance anyway.
Find gaps before a council inspection rather than after.
Sample output
Action items come with source links
Every scored answer links to the legislation.gov.uk section or the GOV.UK guidance page that triggered it. Your readiness report becomes a dated paper trail of the compliance work you've done — useful if a council asks how you assessed and prioritised your obligations. Not legal advice — for active enforcement or disputes, consult a housing solicitor.
- Per-phase breakdown (Phase 1, 2, 3) so you know what's urgent vs scheduled
- Critical / high / medium priority sorted by deadline
- Retroactive council-power flag for compliance gaps after 27 Dec 2025
Classify each existing tenancy as wholly written, partly written, or wholly oral; then serve the correct document by 31 May 2026 — Information Sheet for written/partly written, modified Written Statement for wholly oral.
Without the record type we can't pick the right document. Sch 6 para 7(1)(a) disapplies s.16D / s.16E(1)(f) for wholly/partly written tenancies (they get the Information Sheet under para 7(2)), but leaves s.16D on for wholly oral tenancies with the para 7(5) modified deadline. Serving an Information Sheet to a wholly oral tenant, or a Written Statement to a written tenant, does not discharge the statutory duty.
Commission EICRs for properties without a valid one; remedial works within 28 days.
How It Works
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Create a free account in seconds — no credit card needed. Tell us your portfolio size and which side of the market you sit on.
Run the readiness assessment
Answer 17 questions about your portfolio in about five minutes. Each scored question links to the RRA 2025 section or prescribed-content guidance it relates to.
See your score and action list
View your Phase 1 readiness score, the per-phase breakdown, and a prioritised action list sorted by deadline.
Track and download
Tick off actions, store certificates and notices, and download a branded PDF (Core) for council enforcement, audits, and your own records.
Roadmap — we track this so you don't have to
Phase 1 is the urgency. Here's what you get after 1 May.
Phase 1
1 May 2026
Section 21 abolition, AST conversion to periodic, Form 4A rent increases, rent-bidding ban, rent-advance cap, Written Statements + Information Sheets, retroactive council investigation powers (live since 27 December 2025).
Countdown + live deadline tracker available at the top of every page.
Phase 2
Late 2026 (estimated)
PRS Database, mandatory Private Rented Sector Ombudsman membership. Commencement statutory instrument pending.
No crawler, no algorithm — a human reads the SI, explains what changed, and emails Core subscribers. Typically within one working day.
Phase 3
Estimated 2035 or 2037
Decent Homes Standard for PRS. The GOV.UK RRA roadmap proposes either year pending MHCLG consultation.
Long-horizon — we flag when MHCLG finalises the year.
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Try it free →AST Conversion Impact Calculator
Enter your AST details to see exactly what changes on 1 May 2026: fixed-term impact, break clause status, rent review changes, and your next valid rent increase date.
Try it free →RRA Readiness Checker
Get a personalised Renters' Rights Act Phase 1 compliance score and prioritised action plan — every question maps to a specific Act section, scoring is rule-based.
Try it free →Also free, no signup: Form 4A preparation worksheet (Word).
Latest from our guides
Plain-English deep-dives into the Renters' Rights Act.
How Often Can Rent Be Increased? UK Rent Increase Rules Under the RRA (2026)
Rent increase rules under the RRA — once every 52 weeks, 2 months' notice, open-market rent, and a tribunal that can only go down.
Read guide →Form 6A Section 21 Notice: How to Serve It During the RRA Transition (UK 2026)
Form 6A is the prescribed Section 21 notice. No new ones after 1 May 2026 — but notices served before run to a 31 July 2026 court deadline.
Read guide →Rent Increase Letter Template (UK 2026): What to Include and Free Download
Free Word covering letter for the GOV.UK Form 4A under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 — what to include, what to leave out, how it fits Section 13.
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