We are pleased to introduce our fully online course: Renters Right Act Training for Property Managers.
From 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 restructures how private rented sector tenancies in England must be managed. Fixed-term assured tenancies are removed entirely. Section 21 is abolished. Section 13 becomes the only permitted route for rent increases. A bidding ban and a cap on rent in advance apply from commencement. The discrimination ban on applicants with children or on benefits has been in force since December 2025.
This CPD-certified course gives letting agents, property managers and landlord-facing teams a practical procedure for the new framework. It covers the tenancy lifecycle from agreement structure and possession procedure through to rent increases, prohibited practices, pet handling and property standards. Employers gain a repeatable way to bring their teams to a consistent standard and document that the training has been done.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act, landlords and their representatives carry specific legal obligations across every stage of the tenancy relationship. Tenancy agreements must reflect the periodic structure. A mandatory written statement of terms must be provided at the outset of every tenancy. Every possession claim must use Section 8, with the correct ground, the correct form and the correct notice period. Rent increases must follow Section 13, once per year, with a minimum of two months’ notice on the prescribed form.
These are not flexible requirements. A Section 8 notice served on an incorrect form is defective and must be re-served in full, with the notice period restarting from scratch. A rent increase agreed informally or through a tenancy agreement clause is unenforceable. Failure to provide a mandatory written statement of terms is a civil penalty offence and may affect the landlord’s ability to rely on certain possession grounds.
Enforcement consequences under the Act are significant. Civil penalties reach £40,000 for serious or repeat breaches. Rent Repayment Orders now extend to superior landlords and company directors, covering up to 24 months’ rent. For businesses managing tenancies across branches and portfolios, inconsistency between team members makes that exposure harder to contain.
This training is suitable for:
- Letting agents and negotiators
- Property and portfolio managers
- Lettings branch and area managers
- Heads of lettings and compliance directors
- Operations managers in property firms
- Build-to-rent, student accommodation and corporate lettings teams
- Portfolio landlords managing their own tenancies
It is particularly relevant for teams working with existing portfolios where tenancy agreements, notice procedures and rent review processes have not yet been updated for the new framework.
By the end of this course, trainees will be able to:
- Identify how commencement is phased, which tenancies fall within the new assured tenancy framework and what existing fixed-term tenancies convert to from 1 May 2026.
- Draft compliant periodic tenancy agreements, including the mandatory written statement of terms, and identify clauses that are no longer compatible with the new structure.
- Work through the Section 8 possession process: identify the correct ground, confirm preconditions are satisfied, calculate the notice period and distinguish mandatory grounds from discretionary ones.
- Apply the Section 13 rent increase procedure and understand how the reformed First-tier Tribunal process works, including the three changes the Act makes to how challenges are handled.
- Identify prohibited practices at the marketing and letting stage, including the discrimination ban, the bidding prohibition and the cap on rent in advance, and understand how these rules extend to superior leases, mortgages and insurance contracts.
- Handle pet requests within the 28-day statutory window, document decisions correctly and understand how the deposit framework applies to pet-related damage.
- Recognise the current position on property standards, including which HHSRS and Category 1 hazard powers are already in force and what the Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s Law are expected to require once secondary legislation is confirmed.
- Understand the enforcement framework, including civil penalty tiers, Rent Repayment Order exposure, and the PRS Database and Ombudsman requirements expected in Phase 2.
Need to give your letting and property management teams a consistent working procedure for the Renters’ Rights Act before Phase 1 takes effect? Enrol your staff on the Renters’ Right Act Training for Property Managers today. Build practical knowledge of the new tenancy, possession and rent rules and reduce the risk of errors that carry enforcement consequences.
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