Notice Period Calculator
Notice Period Calculator
This calculator shows the notice period that applies to your situation under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, which came into force in England on 1 May 2026. Select whether you are a renter giving notice, a renter who has received a notice from your landlord, or a landlord serving notice. The calculator will return the required notice period and the relevant dates.
How to use this tool
- Select which situation applies to you.
- Answer the questions that appear for your path.
- Your notice period and relevant dates will appear below the form.
Understanding your results
If you are a renter giving notice
Your notice period starts on the day you give written notice, not the day you decide to leave. Notice must expire on your rent payment date. If you give notice mid-month, the 2-month period rolls forward to the next valid rent payment date after 2 months have passed. Notice can be given in writing by letter, email, or text message.
If you have received a notice from your landlord
The notice period is the minimum your landlord must give you before they can apply to court for a possession order. Even after the notice expires, your landlord cannot remove you from the property without a court order. Receiving a notice does not mean you must leave by that date.
If you are a landlord serving notice
The notice period shown is the minimum before you can apply to court for possession. The court process adds further time on top of the notice period. Use this figure for planning. It is not a guaranteed possession date. You must serve notice using the correct Form 3 Section 8 notice and state the ground clearly.
Legal context
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026. It abolished fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in England and replaced them with periodic assured tenancies. A fixed-term AST is a tenancy that runs for a set period, such as 6 or 12 months. All new tenancies from 1 May 2026 are periodic, meaning they run month to month from the start.
Section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction notices cannot be served from 1 May 2026. If you received a Section 21 notice dated after this date, it has no legal effect. Landlords must now serve a Section 8 notice under the Housing Act 1988 and state a legal ground for possession.
Renters must give a minimum of 2 months’ written notice to end a tenancy. This increased from 1 month for periodic ASTs under the previous rules. Tenants who signed a tenancy agreement before 1 May 2026 may have a shorter notice period written into their agreement. That shorter period remains valid if it was agreed in writing at the time of signing.
Notice period rules differ in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scotland uses the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 framework. Wales has equivalent rules under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. This calculator covers England only.
Sources: Renters’ Rights Act 2025; Housing Act 1988 (as amended); Shelter England guidance updated June 2026.
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