Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to help protect tenants from the requirement for two month’s notice to exit a tenancy, where tenants entered into Assured Shorthold Tenancies with an agreement for one month’s notice prior to the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act.

If a tenant wishes to serve a notice to quit for an Assured Periodic Tenancy that began before 1 May 2026, they will usually need to provide the length of notice set out in the tenancy agreement, providing this does not exceed two months.

In other words, if a tenancy agreement allowed tenants to give only one month’s notice before 1 May 2026, this is likely to still apply.

There are some limited circumstances where the requirements in the Renters’ Rights Act will apply and tenants will now need to give at least two months’ notice, regardless of what the tenancy agreement says. Further information can be found on gov.uk here.