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The Information Sheet your landlord owes you by 31 May 2026: what is in it, what the GBP 7,000 fine means, and the tenant tracking checklist
3 May 2026

The Information Sheet your landlord owes you by 31 May 2026: what is in it, what the GBP 7,000 fine means, and the tenant tracking checklist

Three days into the new regime, the calmest single thing you can do this week is verify your landlord delivers the Information Sheet by 31 May 2026. It is a government-produced document; failure to deliver attracts a fine of up to GBP 7,000. This post walks through what is in it, why the fine matters even though it does not go to you, and the simple tenant tracking checklist for the next four weeks.

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RRA Day 3 tenant Monday-morning playbook: the call list, the document audit, and the three things to file before Tuesday
3 May 2026

RRA Day 3 tenant Monday-morning playbook: the call list, the document audit, and the three things to file before Tuesday

Spent the weekend opening worrying letters? Today is breath-day. From tomorrow morning the system reopens - councils, Citizens Advice, the tribunal, Environmental Health. This Sunday-evening playbook turns weekend anxiety into 4-5 specific Monday-morning calls and three filings before Tuesday.

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Section 8 Ground 1A evidence threshold: the tenant defence playbook for landlords claiming sale or move-in (May 2026)
3 May 2026

Section 8 Ground 1A evidence threshold: the tenant defence playbook for landlords claiming sale or move-in (May 2026)

Got a Section 8 Ground 1A notice claiming your landlord wants to sell or move in? Ground 1A is mandatory but evidence-tested - tenants have real defensive levers. This is the playbook: the five evidence categories to probe, the 12-month relet Rent Repayment Order trap, and three plain-text response templates.

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