The official Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 is now live. If you're a landlord or letting agent, this isn't optional - and it's not just an email-the-link task. Every named tenant on your books needs to receive a hard copy or electronic document before 1 June 2026, according to the Information Sheet guidance. Fail to deliver, and you're facing fines of up to £7,000 per tenant (Property Industry Eye, 23 March 2026).

For tenants, this document is your roadmap to what's about to change. For landlords, it's a compliance requirement that directly affects your ability to manage tenancies under the new regime.

What the Information Sheet covers

The Information Sheet outlines the core mechanics of the incoming Renters' Rights Act, which comes into force on 1 June 2026 (Renters' Rights Act). It's designed to ensure both sides understand the shift before the Act lands.

The big structural change: all tenancies become periodic (rolling) agreements. Fixed-term end dates disappear. Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) are abolished, replaced by Assured Periodic Tenancies (rolling agreements with no fixed end date). Tenants gain stronger continuity protections. Section 21 'no-fault' evictions are gone.

Rent increases are capped at open market rates and can only happen once per year using Section 13 procedures (the formal rent increase mechanism under the Housing Act 1988), with at least two months' notice.

Tenant-facing protections are also baked in. They get a minimum two months' notice to end a tenancy, and they can now request to keep pets - landlords cannot "unreasonably refuse" (though the scope of "reasonable" will shape behaviour in practice).

This applies to assured and assured shorthold tenancies in the private rented sector in England. Social housing and lodgings are carved out.

The delivery requirement: it's tighter than you think

Here's where compliance bites. The Information Sheet must reach every named tenant as a physical document or electronic file. Sending a link doesn't count. You can't post it on the portal and assume compliance. You need confirmation of delivery - especially for agents managing multiple portfolios.

If you're a letting agent, confirm with your landlord clients that they understand this requirement. If you're a landlord, speak to your managing agent to ensure the Information Sheet is being issued on your behalf. You have ten weeks until 1 June.

For landlords with multiple portfolios, this is a data accuracy task. Tenant records need to be current and complete. You can't skip someone because their contact details are old.

What this means for landlords and tenants

For landlords, the Information Sheet formalises the regulatory environment you'll operate in from June onwards. It's not a surprise; it's documentation of law that's already passed. But timing matters. Some tenants won't absorb the full implications immediately, and questions will rise as the Act approaches. Having issued the sheet early gives you a paper trail and positions you as compliant.

For tenants, the sheet answers the most urgent question: what changes about my tenancy? The removal of Section 21 evictions, the pet rights, the rent increase ceilings - these land differently depending on your current tenancy stability and life plans.

Both sides should read the Information Sheet with a qualified advisor if anything is unclear. The interaction between incoming law and existing tenancy terms is a moving target; accountants and solicitors can help you work through overlaps and timing issues.

The 1 June deadline is less about panic and more about administrative hygiene. If you haven't issued it yet, consider doing so in the next few weeks rather than waiting until June.