The 31 May Landlord Deadline Handled

The problem: six weeks to a statutory deadline

Every landlord in England must hand the government's Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet to every existing tenant by 31 May 2026. The penalty if you miss it is a civil fine up to £7,000 per property, rising to £40,000 if you fail to fix it within 28 days.

Most landlord guidance right now is either thirty pages of background history, or vague "consult a professional" hand-waving. Neither ships a compliant sheet out to your tenants by Friday. This kit is the opposite. Five working documents you can fill in tonight.

• One rental missed = up to £7,000 fine
• Five rentals missed = potentially catastrophic
• Ground 4A (HMO student lets) requires a written statement on file before 31 May
• Section 21 notices served after 30 April cannot be relied on, transition rules apply

What is in the kit

• Tenant Information Sheet template, ready to fill in and send alongside the official GOV.UK PDF
• Ground 4A written statement template for HMO student lets, with statutory window (1 June to 30 September) built in
• Section 21 transition decision tree: can you still serve one, what happens if you already did, when to switch to Section 8
• One-page printable reference of all 37 Section 8 grounds with notice periods, notes on Ground 8 (3 months / 13 weeks) and the Universal Credit exception
• Plain-English README with version changelog
• England-only disclaimer so you know exactly what this is and isn't