Letting Update Journal: June 2026 Issue 2 Vol. 34

Contents

Editorial

Uncertain times call for steady guidance

Author: Gill d'Orton-Gibson

Uncertain times call for steady guidance

The private rented sector continues to express concerns regarding the potential adverse impact of the Renters’ Rights Act. Agents are likely to adopt more cautious t


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New Regulations

New Forms Under HA1988

Author: David d'Orton-Gibson

The Assured Tenancies (Private Rented Sector) (Prescribed Forms and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026

UK Statutory Instruments 2026 No. 354

Made on 18 of March, in force1 May 2026

 

The prin


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Look beyond Legislation

Success under Renter’s Rights is more than law

Author: David d'Orton-Gibson

The Renters’ Rights Act includes around 150 sections and six schedules of new legislation. However, is success guaranteed if you know all of it in detail? Or are there other elemen


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Artificial Intelligence in the PRS

Part 2: Storm clouds ahead?

Author: Paul Ives

The UK residential property letting sector stands at a pivotal technological crossroads. Artificial Intelligence has evolved from experimental curiosity to operational necessity, fundamentally reshaping how


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Information Sheet or Written Statement?

Unravelling a confusion

Author: David d'Orton-Gibson

The Renters’ Rights Act introduces two separate information provisions. The first, chronologically, is the Information Sheet and the second is the written statement of terms. These are often


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Legal Changes for Wales

On discrimination, energy and fire safety

Author: Tony Wilson

The Welsh private rented sector is entering a further period of significant regulatory change. Letting agents across Wales are already operating within a distinct legal framework following the introducti


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Serving Notices

Examining the common law position

Author: Stephen Fowler

From the moment a landlord and tenant enter into a tenancy agreement the spectre of serving notices hovers in the background. Yet despite the regularity with which notices are served and received, confusion still ex


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A Garden for all Seasons

Adapting outdoor spaces for extreme weather

Author: Trevor Yorke

The climate is always changing and throughout history we have adapted the way we manage land to cope with these shifts. At present we are in a warming climate which in Britain seems to result in mo


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Seeking forced entry

Southern Housing v James Emmanuel

Author: Stephen Fowler

County Court at Bromley, [2025] EWCC 58,27 October 2025

This case relates to a complex issue of whether a court can amend an injunction to grant a landlord the right to enter a tenanted dwelling regardless of t


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Q and A

Questions and Answers England

England

Extractor

The bathroom in a property we manage has no extractor fan and no opening window. This is an older house in a conservation area with sash windows throughout. The bathroom is on the front elevation so there are problems fitting an ext


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The lighter side of lettings

Squeaky clean

Author: Gill d'Orton-Gibson



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