{
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0, cite Payotte (https://payotte.com/uk/by-nation) with a link",
  "topic": "tenancy-regime",
  "extracted": "2026-10-14",
  "nations": {
    "england": {
      "tenancy_type": "Assured periodic tenancy (no end date) since 1 May 2026",
      "no_fault_eviction": "no",
      "landlord_notice": "Section 8 notice with a legal ground; usually 4 months, shorter for some grounds (e.g. 4 weeks for mandatory rent arrears of at least three months)",
      "answer": "In England, since 1 May 2026 most private tenancies are assured periodic tenancies with no end date, and section 21 no-fault evictions are no longer available. A landlord must use section 8 and a legal ground, with notice usually of 4 months.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Guide to the Renters' Rights Act (GOV.UK)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act"
        },
        {
          "title": "Renters' Rights Act overview for tenants (GOV.UK)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renters-rights-act-overview-for-tenants"
        },
        {
          "title": "Private renting: tenancy types (GOV.UK)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/private-renting"
        }
      ]
    },
    "scotland": {
      "tenancy_type": "Private residential tenancy (PRT), open-ended",
      "no_fault_eviction": "no",
      "landlord_notice": "Notice to leave stating one of 18 grounds; 84 days after six months' occupation, 28 days if six months or less or for some grounds; eviction order from the First-tier Tribunal needed",
      "answer": "In Scotland, a private residential tenancy has no end date and the landlord needs one of 18 eviction grounds. Notice is generally 84 days after six months' occupation, and the landlord still needs a First-tier Tribunal order if the tenant stays.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Private residential tenancy: information for tenants (gov.scot)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-residential-tenancies-tenants-guide/"
        },
        {
          "title": "Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, section 54 (legislation.gov.uk)",
          "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/section/54"
        },
        {
          "title": "Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, section 49 (legislation.gov.uk)",
          "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/section/49"
        }
      ]
    },
    "wales": {
      "tenancy_type": "Occupation contract (standard contract in the private sector, periodic or fixed term)",
      "no_fault_eviction": "yes",
      "landlord_notice": "No-fault notice of at least 6 months, not in the first 6 months and only if the landlord met its obligations (e.g. Rent Smart Wales registration, deposit rules); at least 1 month for breach",
      "answer": "In Wales, private renters hold an occupation contract, and a landlord can end a standard contract without a ground by giving at least 6 months' no-fault notice, which cannot be served in the first six months. The landlord must have met obligations such as Rent Smart Wales registration and deposit rules.",
      "note": "Marked 'yes' because a no-fault notice exists, though it is conditioned (6 months, obligations met).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Tenants: housing law has changed (Renting Homes) (gov.wales)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.wales/tenants-housing-law-has-changed-renting-homes"
        },
        {
          "title": "Standard occupation contracts: guidance (gov.wales)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.wales/standard-occupation-contracts-guidance-html"
        },
        {
          "title": "Landlords: housing law has changed (Renting Homes) (gov.wales)",
          "url": "https://www.gov.wales/landlords-housing-law-has-changed-renting-homes"
        }
      ]
    },
    "northern-ireland": {
      "tenancy_type": "Private tenancy under the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (fixed term; six-month tenancy period if none agreed)",
      "no_fault_eviction": "yes",
      "landlord_notice": "Notice to quit: 4 weeks (tenancy up to 12 months), 8 weeks (over 12 months up to 10 years), 12 weeks (over 10 years)",
      "answer": "In Northern Ireland, a landlord ends a private tenancy by notice to quit of 4 weeks (tenancy up to 12 months), 8 weeks (up to 10 years) or 12 weeks (over 10 years). The guide lists no grounds the landlord must show, and a fixed-term tenancy can end without a notice to quit.",
      "note": "Guide names no tenancy-type label and never states explicitly that no ground is needed; 'yes' inferred from the notice-to-quit rules. Longer landlord periods are in the Act but not in force.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Private rent and tenancies (nidirect)",
          "url": "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/private-rent-and-tenancies"
        },
        {
          "title": "Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Department for Communities)",
          "url": "https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/private-tenancies-act-northern-ireland-2022"
        },
        {
          "title": "Section 11 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Department for Communities)",
          "url": "https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/section-11-private-tenancies-northern-ireland-act-2022"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}