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If you rent privately in England from 2025 onwards, your tenancy will usually be an assured periodic tenancy. This means it rolls on from period to period instead of lasting for a fixed length of time. Fixed-term tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies are no longer used for new agreements.

A periodic tenancy runs in repeated rent periods, most often monthly. Your tenancy continues automatically at the end of each period and does not end unless you or your landlord follow the correct legal process to bring it to an end.

No. Any term in a tenancy agreement that tries to create a fixed length, such as six or twelve months, has no legal effect under the new law. Even if a contract includes this wording, your tenancy is still treated as periodic.

Yes. Your landlord must provide you with a written statement of the main terms of your tenancy. This explains key details such as the amount of rent, how often it is paid, and your rights and responsibilities.

Landlords must not describe your tenancy as fixed-term, ask you to leave informally, or rely on outdated wording from old tenancy types. Ending a tenancy must always follow the correct legal process.