Since 1 May 2026 every assured tenancy in England runs with no end date, and the landlord must put its terms in writing before anyone signs. Below, one tenant gets her keys the right way, and the agreement fills itself in as you scroll. Pay attention when we reach clause 15.
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Doc. 402 · Tenancy agreementTo let
Tenancy agreement
ASSURED PERIODIC TENANCY · ENGLAND
2The home —, a two-bedroom flat, part furnished, with gas central heating. Let as the tenant’s home.
3The parties — Landlord: Oliver Bennett. Tenant: . The tenancy begins 1 November 2026, with no end date (clause 4).
5–6Rent & deposit
Monthly rent, bills not included
£0 a month
Deposit
5 weeks’ rent — the legal maximum
15 · Ending the tenancyREAD TWICE
In most circumstances Oliver can end the tenancy only by a court order for possession and its execution, after a notice on Form 3A naming the ground. To move back in or to sell, the date in his notice must be at least a year after the tenancy began — with four months’ notice.
Sch. 1Moving in
Inventory signed by both
Alarms tested on the day
Keys handed over — 3
Moved in
Oliver Bennett Landlord
Sophie Clarke Tenant
LIVE — THIS AGREEMENT FILLS ITSELF IN AS YOU SCROLL
1 / 6 — THE FLAT
Two bedrooms in Headingley, second floor, morning light.
Sophie saw nine flats. This is the one. The agreement starts by pinning down exactly what is being let — the address, what comes with it, what is shared — and the day she may move in.
NO OFFICIAL FORM: ENGLAND HAS NO GOVERNMENT TENANCY AGREEMENT. THE LAW SAYS WHAT IT MUST CONTAIN — THIS ONE CONTAINS ALL OF IT.
2 / 6 — THE PARTIES
Sophie, and Oliver, who has moved to Harrogate.
Landlord and tenant, named in full, and an address in England or Wales where Sophie can send Oliver notices. Oliver must give her all of this in writing before they sign — the law calls it the written statement, and the council can fine a landlord up to £7,000 for not giving it.
3 / 6 — THE MONEY
The rent — and the five weeks.
£1,150 a month, due on the first day of each month, and not a penny before both have signed. And the deposit: watch it stack, one week at a time. Five weeks’ rent is the legal ceiling, and it goes into a government-authorised scheme within 30 days.
DEPOSIT ≠ GONE: IT IS SOPHIE’S MONEY, PROTECTED IN A SCHEME — WHICH IS WHY THE INVENTORY MATTERS.
4 / 6 — READ THIS ONE TWICE
Clause 15: no end date, and no shortcut.
There is no end date to write in — the law no longer allows one. Sophie can leave with two months’ notice. Oliver can end the tenancy only through the court, on a ground the law lists: moving back in or selling counts, but not for a date in the first year. So: twice.
5 / 6 — MOVING-IN DAY
The inventory is the shield.
Every scuff, every mark, every meter reading — into the inventory, with dated photographs, and the alarms tested on the day. What is written down today is what the deposit is measured against when Sophie leaves.
6 / 6 — THE KEYS
Three keys. Welcome home.
Two signatures, three keys, one properly documented flat. The agreement goes in a drawer and — if clause 15 was read twice and the inventory was thorough — stays there, boring, for as long as Sophie lives there. Exactly as it should.
LawHousing Act 1988, as amended by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 — homes in England only
End dateNone — the tenancy runs from one rent period to the next
DepositAt most five weeks’ rent, protected in a government scheme within 30 days
Rent increasesForm 4A, two months’ notice, no more than one a year — and the tenant can challenge it
Tenant’s noticeTwo months at most, in any written form
Landlord ending itOnly through the court, on a ground the law lists
SCHEDULE B — THE ALTERNATIVE
On paper, or on trust.
A proper written tenancy agreement
§Every item the law says the tenant must have in writing, before anyone signs.
§Rent, deposit and bills set out — and nothing the law would strike out.
§An inventory that protects the deposit when the tenant leaves.
§Disputes measured against a document, not a memory.
A handshake and a text
·“We said about £1,100, didn’t we?” — did you, though?
·A deposit nobody protected, and a court that can order up to three times it back.
·A bill for scuffs that were always there.
·A council fine of up to £7,000 for a statement never given.
SCHEDULE C — CONSIDERATION
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The guided version asks four short steps in plain English and writes the agreement the law now expects — every item of the written statement, the rent and the deposit worked out, and nothing the law would strike out — plus an inventory to sign and checklists for moving-in day and the deposit. For landlords letting a home in England.
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Oliver, Sophie and the flat are illustrative. For homes in England only — not for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland: Wales has occupation contracts with their own written statement. A guided template is a starting point, not legal advice — if you are unsure whether your let is an assured tenancy, or in a dispute, talk to a solicitor first. The rules shown were checked in October 2026 and may change.