Guides

Guides for UK landlords and tenants.

Short, practical explanations of the parts of a tenancy that are easy to get wrong — written for private landlords and the tenants who rent from them.

Periodic tenancy agreements explained

What a periodic tenancy is, what changed when fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies were phased out, what the agreement must contain and how notice now works.

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Deposit protection: the rules, the deadline and the cap

The five-week cap, the 30-day protection deadline, what prescribed information you must serve, and what happens if a deposit is not protected in time.

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Signlet is not a law firm. These guides are general information about renting in England and Wales, not advice on your circumstances.