The official Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 is a specific document for most landlords and letting agents in England, not a link that can be replaced with a summary. The general deadline has passed: GOV.UK says most landlords and agents needed to give the sheet to tenants by 31 May 2026. The guide remains useful for checking what was sent and understanding how a tenancy changed under the Act.
Use the official PDF
Download the exact PDF from the government’s Information Sheet page. GOV.UK says a tenant must receive a copy, and each tenant named on the tenancy agreement needs one. A landlord who uses a managing agent should check the agent completed delivery; the guidance says the agent has a duty even if the landlord also sent the document. Lodgers do not need this sheet under the published guidance.
The allowed delivery methods are a printed copy posted or handed over, or the PDF sent electronically as an attachment, for example by email or text. Sending a web link to the PDF is not valid delivery. Keep the actual file used, the date it was sent, the recipient list and evidence of posting or message delivery. Do not rely on a general newsletter, tenancy clause or webpage link as proof that the prescribed sheet reached each named tenant.
Check the right tenancy process
The Information Sheet guidance applies in England. It does not require a landlord to replace or reissue an existing written tenancy agreement. Tenancies made after 1 May 2026, and certain earlier tenancies based entirely on a verbal agreement, have a separate requirement to provide written key-term information. Check the current written-information guidance rather than treating the Information Sheet as a substitute for it.
There is also a narrow post-deadline rule. It concerns landlords who served a valid section 8 or section 21 notice before 1 May 2026. If the notice later becomes invalid or the court process ends without possession, and the tenancy becomes an assured periodic tenancy, the landlord then has one month from that event to give the sheet. This is not a general extension for every landlord. Because the exception depends on the notice and court history, get advice before deciding whether it applies.
A simple delivery log helps prevent missed tenants: record the property, agreement date, named tenants, document version, method and date, plus any bounce or returned post. If a tenant asks for a copy, use the official file and make a clear record of the response.
Source: GOV.UK, The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-renters-rights-act-information-sheet-2026). Applies to England. Checked 2 November 2026.