We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
What to include in an assured periodic tenancy agreement, if a tenant wants a pet, dealing with antisocial behaviour and ending an assured periodic tenancy.
An assured periodic tenancy (APT) is a type of tenancy held between a…
You or your letting agent cannot ask for, encourage or accept an offer…
If the tenancy was created after 1 May 2026, you need to give tenants…
You or your letting agent must not accept, ask for or encourage tenants to…
Your tenant should pay rent on the day that is stated in the tenancy…
You must follow the correct rules if you want to increase your tenant’s…
If your tenant wants to keep a pet, they’ll need to ask you in writing.…
Antisocial behaviour is behaviour that causes or is likely to cause…
The tenancy agreement should say how much notice your tenants need to give…
Any valid notice your tenant gave before 1 May 2026 still applies. The…
If you need your tenant to leave, you must have a valid reason and give…
Forms for landlords and / or tenants to propose action relating to assured tenancy agreements or to refer such a proposal to the tribunal.
What to do if you have an assured periodic tenancy (APT) - paying rent and deposits, if you want a pet to live with you, ending the tenancy.
Eastern Region, Chairman: Ms E Flint DMS FRICS, 1st March 2021
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Seifert and Mr Parkinson on 21 April 2021
Northern Region Judge C Green and Tribunal Member K Kasambara sitting on 11 June 2021
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).