Entries by Anton Bilinski

Landlord and Tenant Update – First Fine Under the Renters’ Rights Act Sends a Clear Message to Landlords

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Gateshead Council has issued what it says is its first completed financial penalty under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, fining a landlord £3,600 for serving a Section 21 notice after the abolition of “no-fault” evictions came into force on 1 May 2026. The landlord ultimately paid £3,060 after receiving an early payment discount. This case […]

Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Landlord Registration Scheme to Launch in December 2026

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The Government has announced the timetable for introducing the new landlord registration scheme under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, marking another significant change for the private rented sector in England. The new service, known as Register Your Rental Property (referred as the PRS Database under the Act), will launch on 15 December 2026, initially covering […]

What happens when a landlord dies?

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When a landlord dies, it can leave both tenants and family members unsure about what happens next. The key point is that the tenancy does not automatically end. In most cases, the tenant keeps the same rights and responsibilities, and someone else steps in to manage the property while the landlord’s estate is dealt with. […]

The Renters Rights Act

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Explained – Information Sheet From 1 May 2026, important transitional rules come into effect for landlords in England as part of the Renters’ Rights Act. If you have an existing assured shorthold tenancy (AST) that is wholly or partly in writing and was signed before 1 May 2026, you must provide your tenants with the […]

The Renters Rights Act

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Explained – Assured Periodic Tenancy (APT) We are fast approaching the 1st May 2026 being the date that many of the new tenancy reforms in the Renters Rights Act come into force.  Yet there remains confusion about the transition of existing Assured Shorthold Tenancies and what will happen to these after the 1st May.  This […]

The Renters Rights Act

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As we end this year the first implementation phase of the Renters Rights Act starts on the 27th December 2025, two months after the Act received Royal Assent.  See our previous blog of 14th November where you can access the implementation roadmap that has been published. May 2026 is the date that the new tenancy […]

Legal Update – The Renters Rights Act

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It has now been announced that the Renters Rights Act will have a commencement date on the 1 May 2026. What does this mean? From the 1st May 2026 the tenancy reforms in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Renters’ Rights Act will come into effect which means existing and new tenancies will come […]

Legal Update – The Renters Rights Act

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The Renters Rights Bill is now the Renters Rights Act – it was given Royal Assent on 27th October and is now an Act. Currently there is no date set by the government when the different parts of the Act will be implemented including the commencement date of the new assured periodic tenancy system but […]

Legal Update – The Renters’ Rights Bill

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We are now close to the Renters Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent (where the Bill will become law) likely to be announced next week. The Bill has navigated its way through the ‘ping pong’ phase in the House of Lords and will be back in the House of Commons next week for the final time […]

Legal Update – The Renters’ Rights Bill

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Earlier this month in the House of Lords, on its second reading members discussed the main topics in the Bill and highlighted concerns or specific areas where they think amendments are needed. The main points included: Reassurance that the Court system would cope with the impact from the Bill. The limits on advance rent was […]