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Landlord and tenant deadline calculator

Residential and commercial landlord and tenant time limits, from notice periods under the Housing Act 1988 to lease renewal steps under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

England & Wales ยท Deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied ยท Methodology

Keep the England and Wales civil defaults and go straight to what happened, or change the jurisdiction and forum first.

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Cited to the rule

Deadlines this calculator covers

29 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.

s.25 notice window (earliest โ€” 12 months)LTA 1954 s.25

12 months from Proposed termination date (count backward)

s.25 notice window (latest โ€” 6 months)LTA 1954 s.25

6 months from Proposed termination date (count backward)

Landlord counter-notice (s.26)LTA 1954 s.26(6)

2 months from s.26 request

Court application (s.29A)LTA 1954 s.29A

from Date in s.25/s.26 notice

Deposit protectionHousing Act 2004 s.213(3)

30 days from Receipt of deposit

Deposit prescribed informationHA 2004 s.213(5)-(6)

30 days from Receipt of deposit

Dilapidations scheduleRICS Protocol

56 days from Lease expiry

Dilapidations responseRICS Protocol

56 days from Receipt of schedule

Surveyors meetingRICS Protocol

28 days from Receipt of response

s.20B service charge longstopLTA 1985 s.20B

18 months from Costs incurred

s.20 consultation (each stage)LTA 1985 s.20

30 days from Notice served

Lease extension counter-noticeLRHUDA 1993 s.45

2 months from s.42 notice

FTT application (no counter-notice)LRHUDA 1993 s.49(3)

6 months from Counter-notice deadline

FTT application (after counter-notice)LRHUDA 1993

6 months from Counter-notice date

Re-serving bar after lapseLRHUDA 1993

12 months from Notice lapse

RTM participation to claim gapCLRA 2002 s.78-79

14 days from Participation notice

RTM counter-noticeCLRA 2002 s.79

28 days from Claim notice

RTM FTT applicationCLRA 2002 s.84(4)

2 months from Counter-notice

Gas safety checkGSIUR 1998 reg.36

12 months from Previous check

Gas cert to existing tenantGSIUR 1998

28 days from Check date

EICRESSPRS Regs 2020 reg.3

5 years from Previous inspection

EICR remedial workESSPRS Regs 2020

28 days from Inspection date

EICR cert to tenantESSPRS Regs 2020

28 days from Inspection date

EPC validityEPB Regs 2012 reg.9

10 years from EPC date

Right to rent initial checkIA 2014 s.22

28 days from Tenancy start (count backward)

Right to rent follow-up checkIA 2014

12 months from Previous check (or expiry of permission)

Rent repayment orderHPA 2016 s.41(2)(b)

12 months from Offence date

Pet request responses.16A(1)(c) HA 1988 (RRA 2025)

28 days from Written request

s.13 rent increase noticeHA 1988 s.13 (from 1 May 2026)

2 months from Before increase takes effect

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

s.25 notice window (earliest โ€” 12 months): what is the time limit?

12 months from Proposed termination date (count backward), under LTA 1954 s.25. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

s.25 notice window (latest โ€” 6 months): what is the time limit?

6 months from Proposed termination date (count backward), under LTA 1954 s.25. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Landlord counter-notice (s.26): what is the time limit?

2 months from s.26 request, under LTA 1954 s.26(6). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Deposit protection: what is the time limit?

30 days from Receipt of deposit, under Housing Act 2004 s.213(3). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Deposit prescribed information: what is the time limit?

30 days from Receipt of deposit, under HA 2004 s.213(5)-(6). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.