The latest available version of the guide, issued by the UK Government in March 2023, needs to be shared by a letting agent or landlord with tenants in England when their new assured shorthold tenancy starts.
The guide outlines everything a tenant needs to know, from how to search for a new home and what they need to do once they’ve found one, through to their rights and responsibilities when living in the rented property and then how to end the tenancy.
This is a legal requirement under the Deregulation Act 2015. The guide can be printed to give to the tenant or sent via email, with the tenant’s permission.