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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.

• Overview

  An assured periodic tenancy (APT) is a type of tenancy held between a…

• Rental bidding

  You or your letting agent cannot ask for, encourage or accept an offer…

• Written information you need to give to your tenant

  If the tenancy was created after 1 May 2026, you need to give tenants…

• Rent in advance and deposits

  You or your letting agent must not accept, ask for or encourage tenants to…

• Rent and other payments

  Your tenant should pay rent on the day that is stated in the tenancy…

• Rent increases

  You must follow the correct rules if you want to increase your tenant’s…

• If a tenant wants a pet to live with them

  If your tenant wants to keep a pet, they’ll need to ask you in writing.…

• Dealing with antisocial behaviour

  Antisocial behaviour is behaviour that causes or is likely to cause…

• If your tenant wants to leave

  The tenancy agreement should say how much notice your tenants need to give…

• If the tenancy started before 1 May 2026

  Any valid notice your tenant gave before 1 May 2026 still applies. The…

• Ending a tenancy

  If you need your tenant to leave, you must have a valid reason and give…

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This guide is a helpful guide for anyone considering applying for registration, and for those that advise applicants on applying to register as a social housing provider.

• Updated: 1 May 2019