Compliance
Compliance that chases itself
UK lettings compliance is a moving list of certificates, deadlines and duties, and it is not one list, because the rules are devolved to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It moved again on 1 May 2026, when the Renters' Rights Act 2025 ended assured shorthold tenancies in England. LeaseUp tracks every requirement per property, under the regime that property sits in today, and starts the renewal process before a deadline becomes a problem.
LeaseUp compliance tracking monitors the certificates and legal duties attached to each UK rental property, including gas safety, electrical safety (EICR), EPC, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, deposit protection and the tenancy duties the Renters' Rights Act 2025 introduced in England, and automatically schedules renewals before they expire.
Every property, every certificate, one view
Each property carries its own compliance record. A portfolio-wide dashboard shows what is valid, what is due and what is overdue. That is the difference between assuming you are compliant and knowing it.
- Gas safety certificates (annual)
- Electrical safety reports (EICR), five-yearly
- Energy performance certificates (EPC)
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements
- Deposit protection deadlines
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Lettings law is devolved, so a portfolio spread across the UK is really four regimes rather than one. LeaseUp applies the checklist for each property’s jurisdiction instead of assuming an English tenancy, and flags the duties that exist in one nation and not the others.
- England: periodic assured tenancies under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, Right to Rent checks and the written statement of terms
- Wales: occupation contracts under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act, plus Rent Smart Wales registration and licensing
- Scotland: open-ended private residential tenancies, mandatory landlord registration and the Repairing Standard
- Northern Ireland: the Private Tenancies Act regime, with landlord registration and its own deposit rules
The England regime as it stands, not as it was
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 abolished assured shorthold tenancies and Section 21, and on 1 May 2026 every assured tenancy in England became periodic. LeaseUp works from the law as it is today, so an England property carries the duties that actually apply to it rather than the ones that lapsed.
- Periodic assured tenancies, with no fixed term to renew or let expire
- Possession through the Section 8 grounds only, each with its own notice period
- Rent increases as one Section 13 notice a year, challengeable at the First-tier Tribunal
- Pet requests recorded, with a decision that cannot be unreasonably refused
- Private Rented Sector Database registration and Ombudsman membership as they come into force
- The Decent Homes Standard and Awaab's Law as they extend to the private rented sector
Renewals that start themselves
When a certificate approaches expiry, LeaseUp raises the renewal, drafts the contractor instruction and chases until the new document is uploaded. The 24/7 maintenance triage handles urgent safety issues the same way.
An audit trail when it matters
Every certificate, reminder and action is stored with its dates against the property. If a dispute or an enforcement question ever arises, the evidence of what was done and when is one search away.
Common questions
Which compliance requirements does LeaseUp track?
LeaseUp tracks the recurring certificates and duties for private rented property across all four UK nations. The core certificates of gas safety, electrical safety (EICR), EPC, alarm requirements and deposit protection apply throughout, and the surrounding duties follow the property’s jurisdiction: Right to Rent and the Renters’ Rights Act tenancy duties in England, Rent Smart Wales registration in Wales, landlord registration and the Repairing Standard in Scotland, and the Private Tenancies Act regime in Northern Ireland. Requirements are tracked per property, so an HMO in Manchester and a private residential tenancy in Glasgow carry different checklists.
What happens when a certificate is about to expire?
LeaseUp flags the expiry in advance, drafts the renewal instruction and chases the booking until the replacement certificate is uploaded. You approve each step, and the full history is stored against the property.
Do I still need an assured shorthold tenancy agreement in England?
No, because assured shorthold tenancies no longer exist in England. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 abolished them, and on 1 May 2026 every existing assured tenancy converted to a periodic assured tenancy with no fixed term and no Section 21 route to possession. A new letting in England is a periodic assured tenancy from the first day, and that is what LeaseUp drafts. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were not affected by the Act and keep their own tenancy types.
Does compliance tracking keep up with changing regulation?
The compliance engine is maintained against current UK lettings regulation, and checklist changes roll out to affected properties automatically, so when requirements change your portfolio view reflects it without you rebuilding spreadsheets. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 is the test of that: English tenancies became periodic on 1 May 2026, Section 21 went with them, and the England checklist follows the law as it stands rather than the version it replaced.
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