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Assured periodic tenancies

Periodic tenancies: no end date, no renewal

Every AST became an assured periodic tenancy on 1 May 2026, and new tenancies are periodic.

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An agreement cannot carry an end date.

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A tabbed folder of documents stands on a desk under a warm lamp, with a mug of tea beside it.

No more fixed terms

Every AST became an assured periodic tenancy on 1 May 2026, and new tenancies are periodic.

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An agreement cannot carry an end date.

The tenancy runs until someone ends it

The tenant with notice, you with a ground for possession and the notice it carries.

Your records have to run the same way

A ledger that stops at the old end date, or a certificate that expires mid-tenancy, is now a gap rather than a renewal.

Drop end dates from your paperwork

Rolling tenancies need rolling records.

Keep the rent schedule going

Generate rent due dates ahead rather than to a term end.

Track certificates independently

Gas yearly, EICR five-yearly, EPC ten-yearly — with reminders that do not depend on a term ending.

Where it sits

Rules summarised from the government’s Renters’ Rights Act overview for landlords (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renters-rights-act-an-overview-for-landlords), published 1 May 2026. This is not legal advice; where a tenancy is unusual, take advice.

LetBuddy generates each tenancy’s ledger twelve months ahead and tracks certificates with reminders by email. How a tenancy ends is a matter of notice and grounds, which it does not decide.

Common questions

Can I still agree a six-month tenancy?

No. Tenancies are periodic and cannot have an end date.

How does a tenant leave?

By giving notice. The tenancy runs until it is ended with notice or by a possession order.

How do I end it?

With a Section 8 notice on one or more grounds, and a court order if the tenant does not leave.

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