Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st May 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3) The amendments made by regulations 2(2)(d) and (e) and 2(3), 3, 5, 7, 10 and 11 apply only in relation to private assured tenancies.

(4) In these Regulations—

“ the 2025 Act ” means the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 ;

“ assured tenancy ” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Housing Act 1988 ( 5 );

“ private assured tenancy ” means an assured tenancy which is not a social housing assured tenancy within the meaning given by section 145(8) of the 2025 Act.

Amendment of the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Rent Information) Order 1988

2.—(1) The Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Rent Information) Order 1988(6) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2—

(a)after “rent assessment committee for an area” insert “or the First-tier Tribunal”;

(b)omit “on an application”;

(c)for “13(4)” substitute “14”;

(d)omit “or 22(1)”;

(e)omit the words from “or are precluded” to the end.

(3) In the Schedule (specified information), in paragraph 11, omit the words from “, or, in a case where” to the end.

Amendment of the Long Residential Tenancies (Principal Forms) Regulations 1997

3. In the Schedule to the Long Residential Tenancies (Principal Forms) Regulations 1997(7) (prescribed forms)—

(a)in Form 2 (landlord's notice terminating long residential tenancy and seeking possession), in Note 12, under the heading “Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988” and after the paragraph which begins with “Ground 15” insert the following paragraph—

“Ground 18: tenant of supported accommodation not engaging with support services”;

(b)in Form 3 (landlord's notice proposing an interim monthly rent after notice terminating long residential tenancy), in Note 5, in the first paragraph (c)—

(i)for “a non-shorthold” substitute “an”;

(ii)for “5” substitute “5H”;

(c)in Form 4 (tenant's notice proposing different terms or rent for an assured tenancy or periodic standard contract), in Note 4, in paragraph (b)—

(i)for “a non-shorthold” substitute “an”;

(ii)for “5” substitute “5H”;

(d)in Form 5 (landlord's application referring tenant's notice proposing different terms or rent for a proposed assured tenancy or periodic standard contract to a tribunal)—

(i)in Note 2, in paragraph (b)—

(aa)for “a non-shorthold” substitute “an”;

(bb)for “5” substitute “5H”;

(ii)in Note 3, in paragraph (b)—

(aa)for “a non-shorthold” substitute “an”;

(bb)for “5” substitute “5H”.

Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

4. In regulation 32ZBF(2)(d) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(8) (annual canvass in respect of particular types of property), after “paragraph” insert “3A or”.

Amendment of the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) Regulations 2003

5. In regulation 12(2) of the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) Regulations 2003(9) (Class H), at the end insert “or an assured tenancy (within the meaning given in section 1 of the Housing Act 1988)”.

Amendment of the Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006

6. In regulation 2(1)(d)(ii) of the Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006(10) (exempt tenancies or licences for the purposes of Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004)—

(a)for “4(1)” substitute “3A”;

(b)after “students” insert “: England”.

Amendment of the Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007

7. In article 2(1)(c) of the Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007(11) (prescribed information relating to tenancy deposits), for “shorthold” substitute “assured”.

Amendment to the Transfer of Tenancies and Right to Acquire (Exclusion) Regulations 2012

8.—(1) The Transfer of Tenancies and Right to Acquire (Exclusion) Regulations 2012(12) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation etc.), the existing text of paragraph (a) becomes paragraph (2).

(3) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)the existing text of paragraph (1) becomes an unnumbered paragraph (but the sub-paragraphs within that paragraph retain their current formatting);

(b)in the definition of “Affordable Rent”—

(i)omit paragraph (a) (and the “but” which follows it);

(ii)in paragraph (b), for the words from “standard” to “Act”, substitute “rent standard”;

(c)in the definition of “Intermediate Rent”—

(i)in the opening words, after “tenancy” insert “, or a private assured tenancy,”;

(ii)for paragraph (a) (but not the “but” which follows it), substitute—

“(a)is not regulated under a rent standard,”;

(d)in the definition of “Mortgage Rescue Rent”—

(i)in the opening words, after “years” insert “, or a private assured tenancy,”;

(ii)in paragraph (a), omit “of social housing”;

(iii)in paragraph (b), omit “is not included in the National Rent Regime, but”;

(e)omit the definition of “National Rent Regime”;

(f)before the definition of “private registered provider” insert—

““private assured tenancy” means an assured tenancy which is not a social housing assured tenancy within the meaning given by section 145(8) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;”;

(g)before the definition of “shared ownership rent” insert—

““rent standard” means a standard controlling rents set by the Regulator of Social Housing under section 194(2A) of the 2008 Act(13);”.

(4) In regulation 3 (exclusions from transfer of tenancy provisions)—

(a)in the heading, omit “shorthold”;

(b)in paragraph (c), after “shorthold tenancy” insert “, or a private assured tenancy,”;

(c)in the closing words, for the words “assured shorthold tenancies of those kinds” substitute “such tenancies”.

(5) In regulation 4 (exclusions from the Right to Acquire)—

(a)in the heading, omit “shorthold”;

(b)in paragraph (c), after “shorthold tenancy” insert “, or a private assured tenancy,”;

(c)in the closing words, for the words from “assured shorthold tenancies of those descriptions” substitute “such tenancies”.

Amendment of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015

9. In regulation 9(1)(c)(i) of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015(14) (consent to relevant energy efficiency improvements), omit “or section 21”.

Revocation of the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015

10. The Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015(15) are revoked.

Amendment of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

11. In regulation 4(4) of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (England) Regulations 2015(16) (duties of relevant landlord in relation to prescribed alarms)—

(a)in the definition of “new tenancy”, omit paragraph (b);

(b)omit the definition of “shorthold tenancy” and the “and” preceding it.

Savings provisions

12.—(1) The amendment made by regulation 9 does not apply to a private assured tenancy to which—

(a)paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the 2025 Act applies, until the possession proceedings referred to in that paragraph are concluded;

(b)paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the 2025 Act applies, until the notice under section 21 of the 1988 Act(17) ceases to be valid by virtue of sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph;

(c)paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 to the 2025 Act applies, until the possession proceedings referred to in that paragraph are concluded including where there is a delay to the conclusion of those proceedings due to operation of regulation 8 or 9 of the Breathing Space Regulations;

(d)paragraph 17 of Schedule 6 to the 2025 Act applies, until the notice under section 8 of the 1988 Act ceases to be valid by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph including where that notice ceases to be valid following an extension to the applicable period in paragraph 17 due to operation of regulation 8 or 9 of the Breathing Space Regulations.

(2) Notwithstanding the revocation made by regulation 10, regulations 2 and 3 of the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015 continue to apply, as they had effect immediately before the date on which the revocation comes into force, to a private assured tenancy to which—

(a)paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 to the 2025 Act applies, until the possession proceedings referred to in that paragraph are concluded including where there is a delay to the conclusion of those proceedings due to operation of regulation 8 or 9 of the Breathing Space Regulations;

(b)paragraph 17 of Schedule 6 to the 2025 Act applies, until the notice under section 8 of the 1988 Act ceases to be valid by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph including where that notice ceases to be valid following an extension to the applicable period in paragraph 17 due to operation of regulation 8 or 9 of the Breathing Space Regulations.

(3) In this regulation, “ Breathing Space Regulations ” means the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 ( 18 ).