Data obtained from the new freedom of information Landlord Studio Under indicates limited engagement with a key compliance document before a deadline Tenant Rights Act.
Data released by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Show that the mandatory information leaflet that landlords must provide to tenants was downloaded 153,000 times in four weeks after publication. This compares with an estimated 2.3 million private landlords in England who are required to submit documentation by 31 May 2026 or face fines of up to £7,000 per tenancy.
The data also recorded 189,000 sessions on the relevant GOV.UK page, indicating that not all visitors proceeded to download the document.
Although some compliance activities can be handled by permitting agents, figures suggest a gap between the number of landlords affected and those accessing official guidance directly before the deadline.
Logan Ransley, co-founder of Landlord Studio, said: “The findings highlight a rollout challenge when it comes to the Tenant Rights Act. Even when allowing reuse across portfolios, engagement with the official document appears to be low compared to the size of the private rented sector. We know the property sector is not uniform – some landlords already have systems in place to manage compliance and others do not, relying on more manual or informal processes.
“When you introduce something like this over a certain time frame, it doesn’t apply equally to everyone. Some people will act immediately and others will take time to understand how to track everything properly. What enforcement does is make those differences visible. Not because people don’t want to comply, but because they’re starting from very different operational setups.”
“With the deadline approaching, landlords need to ensure that they can not only provide the required information, but also provide evidence that they have done so.”