The biggest change to private renting in decades is already law — and if you own a rental property in Leeds, it’s already affecting your tenancies, whether or not anyone told you.

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 changed the rules for every private landlord on 1 May 2026. Section 21 “no fault” eviction is gone. Every assured shorthold tenancy has automatically become a periodic tenancy. And one deadline has already passed: landlords who didn’t send tenants the Government’s Information Sheet by 31 May 2026 are exposed to a civil penalty of up to £7,000 per tenancy.

There’s more still to come — registration for the new landlord database opens on 15 December 2026, with a Leeds deadline following in 2027.

We’ve put together a free, plain-English guide that walks you through exactly what’s changed, what you need to check now, and what’s still ahead — including four short videos breaking down the key changes.

What’s in the guide

• The end of Section 21 — what replaced it, and why getting a possession ground wrong now costs months, not weeks
• How your tenancies changed automatically on 1 May 2026, and what to check across your portfolio
• The Section 13 rent increase process — the two-months’-notice procedure that now governs every rent rise
• The £7,000 Information Sheet risk — how to check whether you’re exposed, and what to do if you’re not sure
• Pets, rental bidding and discrimination rules — the changes to how you can advertise and let a property
• What’s still coming — the full implementation timeline through to your Leeds registration deadline

Four short videos, four key topics

Alongside the written guide, each major change is covered in a short video:

1. Why there are no fixed terms any more, and what converted automatically on 1 May
2. The end of Section 21, and the notices that replaced it
3. Pets and discrimination, and when a refusal is still reasonable
4. Rent increases, the rental bidding ban, and the new cap on rent in advance

Download the free guide

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We’ve let property across Leeds for nearly twenty years, from the city centre to Adel, Horsforth, Headingley and Meanwood. If you’d like us to review your tenancies against the new rules, or talk through what the database will mean for your portfolio, get in touch — there’s no charge for the conversation and no obligation.

Call the Leeds office: 0113 244 0251
Email: leeds@vision-properties.co.uk

This guide is general information about the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and its implementation, correct to September 2026. It is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such.