Written questions

Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements

Commons · Question 1088 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 26 May 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the rental period of converted assured periodic tenancies is determined for the purposes of a tenant's notice to quit in cases where rent was paid in advance under the previo

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 26 May 2026

From 1 May, under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, the tenancy and rent periods of an Assured Periodic Tenancy must be the same and cannot be longer than one month.Where a transferring periodic tenancy was mid-period on 1 May 2026, the tenancy will have tran...