Assured Periodic Tenancy Agreement (England) 2026 — Renters' Rights Act

Generate an assured periodic tenancy agreement for England under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 — the tenancy that replaced the AST from 1 May 2026. Includes the Written Statement of Terms. From £4.99.

What is an Assured Periodic Tenancy?

An Assured Periodic Tenancy (APT) is the standard residential tenancy in England since 1 May 2026 — a written contract by which a landlord lets self-contained accommodation to a tenant with exclusive possession, running on a rolling periodic basis with no fixed term. It replaced the Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST), which the Renters' Rights Act 2025 abolished for new lettings.

When do you need one?

Whenever you let self-contained residential accommodation in England to a tenant who will live there as their only or principal home, where the tenancy starts on or after 1 May 2026. Every new private residential tenancy is now an assured periodic tenancy — fixed-term ASTs can no longer be granted, and section 21 'no-fault' notices have been abolished.

What does it cover?

Parties and property, the Written Statement of Terms required under section 12 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025, rent and the section 13 increase procedure, deposit (protected within 30 days under the Housing Act 2004), tenant and landlord obligations, repairs (Landlord and Tenant Act 1985), the statutory pet-request right, the grounds for possession under section 8 (including grounds 8, 1 and 1A), and the gas safety, EPC and Right to Rent compliance position.

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