About the rule · Updated 2 May 2026
Every English landlord and letting agent must give every named tenant the GOV.UK Information Sheet. The deadline is 31 May 2026. This page explains the evidence you may want to keep if you need to show later what was sent, when, and for which tenancy.
Each source is pinned to the version in force at issue. If GOV.UK updates a page, the link here refreshes; existing records keep their original version.
Defines who must receive the sheet, the 31 May 2026 deadline, and valid send methods. Last updated 22 April 2026.
Confirms existing tenancies don't need a new agreement, but tenants must receive the Information Sheet by the deadline.
Civil penalty enforcement for relevant Renters' Rights Act and housing legislation breaches.
RRA Information Sheet
The rule is short. The obligations around it are not. Six places where a straightforward duty becomes a procedural one, and how a proof record handles each.
A link in an email is access. The duty is to give the sheet itself, in a form someone can keep.
Sending and receiving are two different facts. Later, people argue about whether it landed, not whether you hit send.
Three names on the agreement means three duties to discharge, and three sets of evidence if anyone checks.
Agent and landlord each must send the sheet. One tidy email between you does not close both files.
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are different regimes. A vague record cannot prove which law applied.
The official PDF on GOV.UK can be updated after you send it. The record shows which version was actually given.
A proof record sits in the gap between the rule and the evidence. The rule is in plain English. The record is what you can show later, without exposing tenant names, addresses, or private files.
The PDF is free. The record is what matters.