Renters Rights Toolkit

The Renters' Rights Act 2025 changed private renting in England from 1 May 2026. Section 21 no-fault evictions ended, most tenancies became periodic, and new rules arrived for rent increases, advance rent, bidding and pets. Tenants and landlords needed to know what applied to their own situation, often under stress and against a deadline. General articles were not enough. People needed to check a notice or a rent rise and see a clear next step.

Accuracy mattered as much as usability. Every answer had to point back to official sources such as GOV.UK and legislation.gov.uk, keep general information separate from legal advice, and warn users when the rules differ in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

We designed the platform around tasks rather than articles. The homepage asks what has happened, such as a notice, a rent rise, ignored repairs or a deposit problem, and sends the user to the right tool. We built the tools in Next.js, React and TypeScript, grouped into tenancy and rent, eviction and possession, pets and repairs, and compliance and evidence. Each tool sits beside matching guides and category hubs.

Supporting pages explain how the content is made. An editorial policy, expert review process, sources page, corrections page and accessibility statement give users and search engines a clear view of who maintains the information and how it is checked and corrected.

A tenant who receives a notice or a rent increase can now open the matching tool, answer a few questions and see whether the notice looks valid and what to do next. Letter generators turn the result into wording they can copy and send. Landlords get their own checklists for compliance, records and adverts. The tools are free and need no sign-up, and pages point to the official source behind each rule.

The accessibility statement sets WCAG 2.2 Level AA as the benchmark, with keyboard navigation, visible focus states and labelled form fields. Known gaps are listed openly, so users know where the site still needs work.