The new United Kingdom Renters’ Rights Act is effective from May 1, 2026 and this means existing fixed term tenancies will be converted into periodic tenancies.
The UK government announced on its website that current fixed terms leases will be converted to periodic tenancies, meaning landlords will no longer be able to issue new Section 21 or the old-style Section 8 eviction notices to their tenants. This means that effective from May 1, 2025 everyone will follow the UK Renters' Right Act. Thus in a way it is a unified date that aims to eliminate a confusing two-tier system, and provide immediate security for all tenants.
