Tenancy agreement check
Is your tenancy agreement up to date? Find out in a minute.
The law changed on 1 May 2026. Upload the agreement, or paste its text, and the AI reads it against 33 points: what a written statement must say, the terms the law no longer allows, and wording left over from the old law. For landlords and tenants. Free, and nothing is stored.
Free check
33 points. About a minute.
England only; law checked on 29 September 2026. The check reports what is written in the document. It is information, not legal advice, and it does not decide whether an agreement is valid.
What it looks for
The checklist, in full.
The same list the AI uses. You can check an agreement against it by hand.
The written statement must say this
The name of every landlord
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 1 · Guide
The name of every tenant
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 2 · Guide
An address in England or Wales where the tenant can serve notices on the landlord
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 3
The address of the home
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 4
The date the tenant can first move in
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 5
The rent and when it is due
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 6; Housing Act 1988 section 4A · Guide
That the rent can only go up by a section 13 notice
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 7; Housing Act 1988 section 13 · Guide
Bills the tenant pays to the landlord
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraphs 8 and 19
The deposit
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 9; Housing Act 2004 section 213 · Guide
How much notice the tenant must give
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 10; Protection from Eviction Act 1977 section 5 · Guide
How the landlord can end the tenancy
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 11; Housing Act 1988 section 5 and Schedule 2 · Guide
That the home must be fit to live in
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 12; Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 section 9A
The landlord's repairing duties
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 13; Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 sections 11 and 12
Electrical safety
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 14; Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, regulation 3 · Guide
Gas safety
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 15; Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, regulation 36 · Guide
Improvements a disabled tenant needs
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 16; Equality Act 2010 section 190
The right to ask to keep a pet
SI 2026/324, Schedule paragraph 17; Housing Act 1988 sections 16A and 16B · Guide
The law does not allow this
A fixed term
Housing Act 1988 sections 4A and 16E · Guide
A rent review clause
Housing Act 1988 section 13(4A) · Guide
Rent paid more than one period ahead
Housing Act 1988 sections 4A and 4B; Tenant Fees Act 2019 Schedule 1 paragraph 1
The landlord ending the tenancy by notice
Housing Act 1988 sections 5 and 16E · Guide
Tenant's notice longer than two months
Protection from Eviction Act 1977 sections 5 and 5A · Guide
A blanket ban on pets
Housing Act 1988 sections 16A and 16B · Guide
A pet fee, pet deposit or compulsory pet insurance
Tenant Fees Act 2019 sections 1 and 2 and Schedule 1 · Guide
A ban on children or on people who receive benefits
Renters' Rights Act 2025 sections 33 to 35
Fees the tenant cannot be charged
Tenant Fees Act 2019 sections 1 to 4 and Schedule 1 · Guide
Interest on late rent above the limit
Tenant Fees Act 2019 Schedule 1 paragraph 4
A deposit above the cap
Tenant Fees Act 2019 Schedule 1 paragraph 2 · Guide
The landlord's repairs passed to the tenant
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 sections 11 and 12
Left over from the old law
Calls itself an assured shorthold tenancy
Renters' Rights Act 2025 section 2 · Guide
Refers to section 21
Renters' Rights Act 2025 section 2; Housing Act 1988 section 16E · Guide
Notice of possession grounds
Housing Act 1988 section 16D and Schedule 2 · Guide
Refers to the "How to rent" guide
Renters' Rights Act 2025 Schedule 6 paragraph 7; SI 2026/324 regulation 3 · Guide
Agreement check questions
My agreement was signed before 1 May 2026. Do I need a new one?
No. The law did not require existing written agreements to be changed or reissued. The tenancy became an assured periodic tenancy on 1 May 2026, and terms the law no longer allows simply have no effect. Landlords had to give existing tenants the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 by 31 May 2026.
Does the check tell me my agreement is valid?
No. It reports what is written in the document against the checklist: what it found, what it could not find, and terms the law no longer allows. Whether an agreement is valid or a term can be enforced is a question for a solicitor or, in the end, a court.
What happens to the document I upload?
It is sent to our AI provider to be read, the result comes back to your screen, and we do not store the document or the result. Names, emails and phone numbers are left out of the quotes shown.
I am a tenant. Can I use it?
Yes. It shows which terms in your agreement no longer have effect, such as a fixed term, a rent review clause or a ban on pets, and what your landlord should have told you in writing. For a notice or a dispute, get free advice from Shelter or Citizens Advice.
Can it read a Word document or a scan?
Save a Word document as a PDF first, or paste the text. For a paper agreement, upload a clear photo of each page, up to twelve.
Keep the agreement where the dates are.
Add the property and upload the agreement, the certificates and the deposit details. The PA keeps every date and serves documents to your tenant with proof. Free for landlords.