{ "name": "Termslane Lease And Tenancy Rules", "title": "Lease And Tenancy Rules", "url": "https://termslane.com/datasets/lease-and-tenancy-rules/", "csv": "https://termslane.com/datasets/lease-and-tenancy-rules.csv", "markdown": "https://termslane.com/datasets/lease-and-tenancy-rules/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-18", "license": "https://termslane.com/terms", "headline": "The Lease And Tenancy Rules carries 5 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 7 to 30 day, read 17 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The Lease And Tenancy Rules carries 5 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 7 to 30 day, read 17 October 2026.", "3 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 6 publish none, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule written-terms-notice: median 12 month across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule deposit-protection-deadline: median 30 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule deposit-return-deadline: median 10 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule tenancy-change-fee-cap: median 50 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule late-rent-charge-threshold: median 14 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule late-rent-interest-cap: median 3 percent across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule late-rent-default-fee-cap: median 50 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule tenant-notice-period: median 2 month across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule holding-deposit-signing-deadline: median 15 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.", "Lease And Tenancy Rules, rule holding-deposit-return-window: median 7 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026." ], "citation": "\"Termslane Lease And Tenancy Rules\", updated 2026-10-18, https://termslane.com/datasets/lease-and-tenancy-rules/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "day", "n": 5, "median": 14, "min": 7, "max": 30, "p25": 8.5, "p75": 22.5, "mean": 15.2, "units": { "%": 1, "GBP": 2, "day": 5, "month": 2 }, "published_sources": 3, "named_sources": 9, "read_sources": 9, "not_published": 6, "published_share": 0.333 }, "by_axis": { "rule": { "written-terms-notice": { "month": { "n": 1, "median": 12, "min": 12, "max": 12, "p25": 12, "p75": 12, "mean": 12 } }, "deposit-protection-deadline": { "day": { "n": 1, "median": 30, "min": 30, "max": 30, "p25": 30, "p75": 30, "mean": 30 } }, "deposit-return-deadline": { "day": { "n": 1, "median": 10, "min": 10, "max": 10, "p25": 10, "p75": 10, "mean": 10 } }, "tenancy-change-fee-cap": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 50, "min": 50, "max": 50, "p25": 50, "p75": 50, "mean": 50 } }, "late-rent-charge-threshold": { "day": { "n": 1, "median": 14, "min": 14, "max": 14, "p25": 14, "p75": 14, "mean": 14 } }, "late-rent-interest-cap": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 3, "min": 3, "max": 3, "p25": 3, "p75": 3, "mean": 3 } }, "late-rent-default-fee-cap": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 50, "min": 50, "max": 50, "p25": 50, "p75": 50, "mean": 50 } }, "tenant-notice-period": { "month": { "n": 1, "median": 2, "min": 2, "max": 2, "p25": 2, "p75": 2, "mean": 2 } }, "holding-deposit-signing-deadline": { "day": { "n": 1, "median": 15, "min": 15, "max": 15, "p25": 15, "p75": 15, "mean": 15 } }, "holding-deposit-return-window": { "day": { "n": 1, "median": 7, "min": 7, "max": 7, "p25": 7, "p75": 7, "mean": 7 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "MHCLG: renting is changing", "url": "https://housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-changing/", "figure": "12 month", "value": 12, "unit": "month", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "written-terms-notice" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "If you’re a landlord of a tenancy created before 1 May 2026, you needed to give your tenants written notice by 31 May 2026 that you’re exempt from the 12 month restriction on reletting the property for the selling ground because you’re a shared owner", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6e6051a3d5380c446d601fda89393445b8149146c23a2ac2041d2177c9c27506" }, { "source": "GOV.UK deposit protection schemes", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/deposit-protection-schemes-and-landlords", "figure": "30 days", "value": 30, "unit": "day", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "deposit-protection-deadline" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "You (or your letting agent) must put your tenants’ deposit in the scheme within 30 days of getting it.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "59f1bcaffe9849f4790cbe89317737632352d7b50adab7922f737745e47000e6" }, { "source": "GOV.UK deposit protection schemes", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/deposit-protection-schemes-and-landlords", "figure": "10 days", "value": 10, "unit": "day", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "deposit-return-deadline" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "The deposit must be returned to your tenants within 10 days of you both agreeing how much they’ll get back.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "59f1bcaffe9849f4790cbe89317737632352d7b50adab7922f737745e47000e6" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "£50 ", "value": 50, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "tenancy-change-fee-cap" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "a fee to change the tenancy when requested by the tenant capped at £50 or reasonable costs if the amount is above £50", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "14 days", "value": 14, "unit": "day", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "late-rent-charge-threshold" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "If the tenant is late in paying their rent, a landlord or agent may charge for payment that has been outstanding for 14 days or more.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "3%", "value": 3, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "late-rent-interest-cap" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "The daily interest must not be more than the annual percentage rate of 3% above the Bank of England’s base rate.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "£50 ", "value": 50, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "late-rent-default-fee-cap" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "The expectation is that the charge should not exceed £50 unless the reasonable costs are higher.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "2 months", "value": 2, "unit": "month", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "tenant-notice-period" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "For an Assured Periodic Tenancy, the maximum amount of notice a tenant can be required to give is 2 months.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "15 days", "value": 15, "unit": "day", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "holding-deposit-signing-deadline" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "The default deadline for signing a tenancy agreement after paying a holding deposit is 15 days after the landlord or letting agent receives the holding deposit.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "figure": "7 days", "value": 7, "unit": "day", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "holding-deposit-return-window" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "quote": "This has to be within 7 days of the landlord’s decision to not grant a tenancy agreement or the expiry of the deadline for the agreement.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3f95252292c3db0531219d72d3143bbb80bf48b657b6df90bb2e2cb13159b05f" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "GOV.UK tenancy agreements: a guide for landlords", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-agreements-a-guide-for-landlords", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "GOV.UK private renting: tenancy agreements", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/private-renting-tenancy-agreements", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "GOV.UK renting a room in your home (lodgers)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/rent-room-in-your-home", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Housing Act 1988", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/contents", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Renters' Rights Act 2025", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/contents", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Tenant Fees Act 2019", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/4/contents", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-agreements-a-guide-for-landlords", "label": "GOV.UK tenancy agreements: a guide for landlords", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/private-renting-tenancy-agreements", "label": "GOV.UK private renting: tenancy agreements", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/rent-room-in-your-home", "label": "GOV.UK renting a room in your home (lodgers)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/deposit-protection-schemes-and-landlords", "label": "GOV.UK deposit protection schemes", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/contents", "label": "Housing Act 1988", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025/tenant-fees-act-2019-statutory-guidance-for-enforcement-authorities", "label": "Tenant Fees Act 2019 statutory guidance (as amended by the Renters' Rights Act 2025)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/contents", "label": "Renters' Rights Act 2025", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-changing/", "label": "MHCLG: renting is changing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/4/contents", "label": "Tenant Fees Act 2019", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 6 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 5 figures, never sentences; 8 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction per number the law fixes: the deposit cap (five or six weeks' rent in England by rent band; one month in California since AB 12; none in Texas or Florida), the holding deposit cap, the written-terms duty and its deadline, the notice the landlord must give, and what regime the tenancy falls under on a given date. The derivation is the cross-jurisdiction comparison with the DATE the regime changed - England's assured shorthold tenancies ended and every existing one became an assured periodic tenancy on 1 May 2026, which is why 1,300 searches a month ask for a 2026 template - and the count of template publishers whose documents still carry the superseded regime, measured against the price index's roster. A template that names a tenancy type the law no longer creates is the finding.", "embed": "

7 to 30 day

5 published figures, Lease And Tenancy Rules, across 3 sources, read 17 October 2026

Source: Termslane Lease And Tenancy Rules
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