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Letting agents should prepare for a rise in mid-tenancy tenant swaps as the Renters\u2019 Rights Act shifts the rental market towards periodic tenancies, according to deposit protection scheme Mydeposits.<\/p>\n

The legislation removes fixed-term tenancy agreements, eliminating the defined breakpoints that agents have traditionally used to reset tenant responsibilities, manage deposits and formally conclude lettings.<\/p>\n

Without these natural endpoints, tenant changes within ongoing tenancies are expected to become more frequent, requiring agents to manage transitions without the structure of formal check-ins and check-outs.<\/p>\n

Management challenges<\/h2>\n

While tenant swaps have been common in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and flatshares, Mydeposits anticipates the practice will become more widespread across the rental sector.<\/p>\n

Tim Frome, Head of Government Schemes at Mydeposits, said: \u201cThe removal of fixed terms changes the rhythm of tenancy management. Agents are used to working with a clear endpoint where responsibility is agreed and documented.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shift comes as landlords exit the rental sector amid regulatory pressures<\/a>, with over 250,000 former rental homes listed for sale in a year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Agents will need to choose between treating each tenant swap as a complete tenancy reset or continuing with the original inventory. The first option offers clarity but increases administrative costs and workload, while the second requires stricter documentation controls.<\/p>\n

Dispute risks<\/h2>\n

Frome stressed that simply having a check-in report on file will not be sufficient. \u201cIt is not enough for a check-in report to exist. Incoming tenants must have access to it, understand it, and explicitly agree to it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Without documented agreement from incoming tenants, agents face increased risk of disputes over when damage occurred and which tenant is responsible. Frome noted that conflicts are not limited to landlord-tenant relationships, with disagreements between tenants themselves also common in shared accommodation.<\/p>\n

The changes add to broader challenges facing the sector, as the property sector debates upfront information requirements<\/a> under evolving regulations.<\/p>\n

Mydeposits recommends that agents establish clear processes to ensure incoming tenants formally accept existing inventories, with documented evidence of agreement to reduce dispute risks as tenancy changes become more routine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Letting agents should prepare for a rise in mid-tenancy tenant swaps as the Renters\u2019 Rights Act shifts the rental market towards periodic tenancies, according to deposit protection scheme Mydeposits. The legislation removes fixed-term tenancy agreements, eliminating the defined breakpoints that agents have traditionally used to reset tenant responsibilities, manage deposits and formally conclude lettings. 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